Ecclesiastes 7:2-5 It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the banquet house. Since this is the end of every man, and the living man will apply good warning to his heart.

CAB⁽ⁱ⁾ ² It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the banquet house. Since this is the end of every man, and the living man will apply good warning to his heart. ³ Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart will be 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 a reproof of a wise man, than for a man to hear the song of fools.