Ecclesiastes 7:3
Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.
World English Bible (Public Domain)
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Before · Ecclesiastes 7:1–2
1A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one’s birth. 2It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting; for that is the end of all men, and the living should take this to heart.
3Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.