4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,

but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

5 It is better to heed the rebuke of a wise person

than to listen to the song of fools.

6 Like the crackling of thorns under the pot,

so is the laughter of fools.

This too is meaningless.

4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,

but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

5 It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise

than to hear the song of fools.

6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot,

so is the laughter of the fools;

this also is vanity.

4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. 5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. 6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

4 A wise person thinks a lot about death,

while a fool thinks only about having a good time.

5 Better to be criticized by a wise person

than to be praised by a fool.

6 A fool’s laughter is quickly gone,

like thorns crackling in a fire.

This also is meaningless.

4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,

But the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise

Than for a man to hear the song of fools.

6 For like the crackling of thorns under a pot,

So is the laughter of the fool.

This also is vanity.

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 person

than to be praised by a fool.

6 The laughter of fools

is like the crackling of thorns in a cooking fire.

Both are useless.

4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. 6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools in the house of mirth. 5 It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise, than to hear the song of fools. 6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.

4 The minds of wise people think about funerals, but the minds of fools think about banquets. 

5 It is better to listen to wise people who reprimand you than to fools who sing your praises. 6 The laughter of a fool is like the crackling of thorns burning under a pot. Even this is pointless. 

4 The heart of the wise is in a house of mourning,

but the heart of fools is in a house of pleasure.

5 It is better to listen to rebuke from a wise person

than to listen to the song of fools,

6 for like the crackling of burning thorns under the pot,

so is the laughter of the fool.

This too is futile.

4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning;

but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise

than to hear the song of fools.

6 For like the crackling of thorns under a pot,

so is the laughter of fools;

this also is vanity.

4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,

but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

5 Better to listen to the rebuke of the wise

than for a man to listen to the song of fools.

6 Like the sound of thorns under a pot,

so also the laughter of fools.

This also is vanity!

4 Those who are wise are found where there is sorrow.

But foolish people are found where there is pleasure.

5 Pay attention to a wise man’s warning.

That’s better than listening to the songs of those who are foolish.

6 A foolish person’s laughter

is like the crackling of thorns burning under a pot.

That doesn’t have any meaning either.