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Ecclesiastes 7:2
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2 It 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.

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Ecclesiastes 7:2
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2 It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.

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Ecclesiastes 7:3
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3 Frustration is better than laughter,(A)
    because a sad face is good for the heart.

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Ecclesiastes 7:3
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3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

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