KJVSorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.
Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.
Better is sorrow than laughter, For by the sadness of the face the heart becometh better.
Vexation is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
Ecclesiastes — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
E C C L E S I A S T E S CHAP. VII. Solomon had given many proofs and instances of the vanity of this world and the things of it; now, in this chapter, I. He recommends to us some good means proper to be used for the…