13 Even in laughter the heart may be in pain,
And the (A)end of joy may be grief.

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(A)Sorrow is better than laughter,
For (B)when a face is sad a heart may be happy.

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For as the [a]crackling of (A)thorn bushes under a pot,
So is the (B)laughter of the fool;
And this too is futility.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 7:6 Lit voice

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