Ecclesiastes · קֹהֶלֶת

Ecclesiastes 7:3

טוֹב֙ כַּ֣עַס מִשְּׂח֔וֹק כִּ֥י בְרֹ֛עַ פָּנִ֖ים יִיטַ֥ב לֵֽב׃
ṭvob kaʿas mishḥvoq kiy broʿa paniym yiyṭab leb
King James Version (KJV)

Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

Modern English

Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of face the heart is made glad.

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