Sorrow; either for sin, or any outward troubles. The sadness of the countenance; which is seated in the heart, but manifested in the countenance. Made better; more weaned from the lusts and vanities of this world, by which most men are ensnared and destroyed, and more quickened to seek after and embrace that true and everlasting happiness which God offers to them in his word.
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Ecclesiastes 7:3
3 Sorrowa is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.