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Ecclesiastes says the house of mourning is better because death is “the end of all men,” and the living should take it to heart (Ecclesiastes 7:2). It connects sorrow with wisdom by saying “the heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,” contrasting it with shallow laughter (Ecclesiastes 7:3–4).
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.
4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.