It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise Which, though it cause some grief, yet frequently brings great benefit, even reformation, and salvation both from temporal and from eternal destruction; than the song of fools Their flatteries, or merry discourses, which are as pleasant to corrupt nature as songs or music. For as the crackling of thorns Which, for a time, make a great noise and blaze, but presently go out; so is the laughter of a fool So vanishing and fruitless.
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Ecclesiastes 7:5-6
5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
6 For as the cracklingb of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.