The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
But the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

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The [a]mind of the wise is in the house of mourning,
While the [b]mind of fools is in the house of pleasure.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 7:4 Lit heart
  2. Ecclesiastes 7:4 Lit heart


The heart of the wise [learns when it] is in the house of mourning,
But the heart of fools is [senseless] in the house of pleasure.

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The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

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