Ecclesiastes 7:1-3

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

7 A good name is better than precious perfume, and the day of death better than the day of one’s birth.

² 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 will lay it to heart.

³ Sorrow is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better and gains gladness.^(A)