1 A good reputation is better than precious perfume;likewise, the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth.
2 It is better to go to a funeralthan a feast.For death is the destiny of every person,and the living should take this to heart.
3 Sorrow is better than laughter,because sober reflection is good for the heart.
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking.
5 It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wisethan to listen to the song of fools.
6 For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot,so is the laughter of the fool.This kind of folly also is useless.