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Ecclesiastes 7:3
Berean Standard Bible · Westminster Leningrad Codex
Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.
ט֥וֹב כַּ֖עַס מִשְּׂחֹ֑ק כִּֽי־ בְרֹ֥עַ פָּנִ֖ים יִ֥יטַב לֵֽב׃