3 Better 'is' sorrow than laughter, For by the sadness of the face the heart becometh better.
4 The heart of the wise 'is' in a house of mourning, And the heart of fools in a house of mirth.
5 Better to hear a rebuke of a wise man, Than 'for' a man to hear a song of fools,
6 For as the noise of thorns under the pot, So 'is' the laughter of a fool, even this 'is' vanity.
7 Surely oppression maketh the wise mad, And a gift destroyeth the heart.
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