fools. fat, inert. Hebrew. kesil. Same word as in verses: Ecclesiastes 7:5; Ecclesiastes 7:6; Ecclesiastes 7:9; Ecclesiastes 7:25 ("folly"). Not the same as "foolish "(Ecclesiastes 7:17), or "foolishness", Ecclesiastes 7:25. See note on "poverty", Proverbs 1:7.
Related Commentaries of Ecclesiastes 7:4
Ecclesiastes 7:4
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.