Pengkhotbah 7:3

7:3 Sorrow ¹  is better than laughter,

because sober reflection ²  is good for the heart. ³ 

Pengkhotbah 7:9

7:9 Do not let yourself be quickly provoked, ⁴ 

for anger resides in the lap ⁵  of fools.

[7:3]  ¹ tn NEB suggests “grief”; NJPS, “vexation.”

[7:3]  ² tn Heb “in sadness of face there is good for the heart.”

[7:3]  ³ tn Or possibly “Though the face is sad, the heart may be glad.”

[7:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “Do not be hasty in your spirit to become angry.”

[7:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “bosom.”