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Ecclesiastes 7:3-5
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3 Crying is better than laughing.
It blotches the face but it scours the heart.

4 Sages invest themselves in hurt and grieving.
Fools waste their lives in fun and games.

5 You’ll get more from the rebuke of a sage
Than from the song and dance of fools.

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