3 Sorrow is better than laughter,For by a sad countenance the heart is made better.
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,But the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wiseThan for a man to hear the song of fools.
6 For like the crackling of thorns under a pot,So is the laughter of the fool.This also is vanity.
7 Surely oppression destroys a wise man’s reason,And a bribe debases the heart.
8 The end of a thing is better than its beginning;The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
9 Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry,For anger rests in the bosom of fools.