Ecclesiastes 7:1-6 - People Generally Do Not Know What Is Best For Them
1 A good name exceeds the value of fine perfume, and the day of someone's death exceeds the value of the day of his birth. 2 It's better to attend a funeral than to attend a banquet, for everyone dies eventually, and the living will take this to heart. 3 Sorrow is better than laughter, because the heart is made better through trouble. 4 For the wise person thinks carefully when in mourning, but fools focus their thoughts on pleasure. 5 It is better to listen to a wise person's rebuke than to listen to the praise of fools. 6 For as thorns burn to heat a pot, so also is the laughter of the fool even this is pointless.