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Ecclesiastes 7:2-7 New Century Version (NCV)

2. It is better to go to a funeralthan to a party.We all must die,and everyone living should think about this.

3. Sorrow is better than laughter,and sadness has a good influence on you.

4. A wise person thinks about death,but a fool thinks only about having a good time.

5. It is better to be criticized by a wise personthan to be praised by a fool.

6. The laughter of foolsis like the crackling of thorns in a cooking fire.Both are useless.

7. Even wise people are foolsif they let money change their thinking.

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