Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth {is} heaviness.

That he no longer should live the rest of {his} time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

{It is} better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that {is} the end of all men; and the living will lay {it} to his heart.

And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:

Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; {seat: or, habitation}

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth {is} heaviness.

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so {is} the laughter of the fool: this also {is} vanity. {crackling: Heb. sound}

Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and {your} joy to heaviness.

And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart {was} merry within him, for he {was} very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: