^{2 Ref} It is better to go to the house of weeping, than to go to the house of feasting; because that is the end of every man, and the living will take it to their hearts.

^{3 Ref} Sorrow is better than joy; when the face is sad the mind gets better.

^{4 Ref} The hearts of the wise are in the house of weeping; but the hearts of the foolish are in the house of joy.

^{5 Ref} It is better to take note of the protest of the wise, than for a man to give ear to the song of the foolish.

^{6 Ref} Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.