Ecclesiastes 7:6 WEB

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 wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

⁶  For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.

⁷  Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.

⁸  Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.