Ecclesiastes 7:2-4

New International Version

²It is better to go to a house of mourning
    than to go to a house of feasting,
for death^(A) is the destiny^(B) of everyone;
    the living should take this to heart.
³Frustration is better than laughter,^(C)
    because a sad face is good for the heart.
⁴The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
    but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.^(D)

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Isaiah 22:12-14

New International Version

¹²The Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    called you on that day^(A)
to weep^(B) and to wail,
    to tear out your hair^(C) and put on sackcloth.^(D)
¹³But see, there is joy and revelry,^(E)
    slaughtering of cattle and killing of sheep,
    eating of meat and drinking of wine!^(F)
“Let us eat and drink,” you say,
    “for tomorrow we die!”^(G)

¹⁴The Lord Almighty has revealed this in my hearing:^(H) “Till your dying day this sin will not be atoned^(I) for,” says the Lord, the Lord Almighty.

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Jeremiah 15:17

New International Version

¹⁷I never sat^(A) in the company of revelers,
never made merry with them;
I sat alone because your hand^(B) was on me
and you had filled me with indignation.

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Jeremiah 15:17 in all English translations

Amos 6:4-6

New International Version

⁴You lie on beds adorned with ivory
    and lounge on your couches.^(A)
You dine on choice lambs
    and fattened calves.^(B)
⁵You strum away on your harps^(C) like David
    and improvise on musical instruments.^(D)
⁶You drink wine^(E) by the bowlful
    and use the finest lotions,
    but you do not grieve^(F) over the ruin of Joseph.^(G)