Kohelet 7:2-4

Orthodox Jewish Bible

² It is better to go to the bais evel (house of mourning), than to go to the bais mishteh (house of feasting); for that is the sof (end, conclusion; see 12:13) of kol haAdam; and the living will take it to heart.

³ Ka’as (sorrow) is better than laughter; for sadness of the countenance is good for the lev.

⁴ The lev of chachamim is in the bais evel (house of mourning); but the lev of kesilim is in the bais simchah.