^{2 Ref} It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men, and the living should take this to heart.

^{3 Ref} Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.

^{4 Ref} The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

^{5 Ref} It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

^{6 Ref} For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.