Ecclesiastes 7:3 - Tree of Life Version Grief is better than laughter, for though the face is sad, the heart may be glad. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Sorrow is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better and gains gladness. [II Cor. 7:10.] American Standard Version (1901) Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad. Common English Bible Aggravation is better than merriment because a sad face may lead to a glad heart. Catholic Public Domain Version 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to the house of feasting: for in that we are put in mind of the end of all, and the living thinketh what is to come. |
It is good for me that I was afflicted, so that I may learn Your decrees.
I said of laughter, “It is madness!” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?”
The heart of the wise is in a house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in a house of pleasure.
Then he said: ‘Highly valued man, do not fear! Shalom to you. Be strong, now! Chazak!’ “Even as he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, ‘Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.’
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.
Woe to you who are full, for you shall be hungry. Woe to you who are laughing now, for you shall mourn and weep.
For our trouble, light and momentary, is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,