1 A good name is better than fine perfume. People can learn more from sobbing when someone dies than from being happy when someone is born.
2 So it's better to go where people are sobbing than to go where people are having a good time. Everyone will die someday. Those who are still living should really think about that.
3 Sadness is good for the heart. That's why sorrow is better than laughter.
4 Those who are wise are found where there is sorrow. But foolish people are found where there is pleasure.
5 Pay attention to a wise man's warning. That's better than listening to the songs of those who are foolish.
6 A foolish person's laughter is like the crackling of thorns burning under a pot. That doesn't have any meaning either.