Ecclesiastes 7:3
Thomson 1808
Grief is better than laughter; for by a sadness of countenance a heart may be made better. The heart of the wise is in a house of mourning;
Brenton 1851
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart will be made better.
Greek · Brenton
Ἀγαθὸν θυμὸς ὑπὲρ γέλωτα, ὅτι ἐν κακίᾳ προσώπου ἀγαθυνθήσεται καρδία.