Ecclesiastes 7:1-3

Complete Jewish Bible

7 A good name is better than perfumed oil,
and the day of death better than the day of birth.
² Better to go to a house of mourning
than to go to a house of feasting,
for all are destined to be mourned;
the living should lay this to heart.
³ Grief is better than laughter,
for sadness can improve a person.