2 A good name is better than precious ointments, and a day of death is better than a day of birth.
3 It is better to go to a house of mourning, than to a house of feasting. For in the former, we are admonished about the end of all things, so that the living consider what may be in the future.
4 Anger is better than laughter. For through the sadness of the countenance, the soul of one who offends may be corrected.
5 The heart of the wise is a place of mourning, and the heart of the foolish is a place of rejoicing.
6 It is better to be corrected by a wise man, than to be deceived by the false praise of the foolish.
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