Ecclesiastes 7:3 — Sorrow is better than laughter, for tragedy helps us by making us think. — FBV | maBible
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3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for tragedy helps us by making us think.
Notes and references
Literally, “by sadness of countenance the heart is good.” In Hebrew thought, the heart was where thinking occurred.