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It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools.

Ecclesiastes 7:5 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીસભાશિક્ષક ૭:૫
કોઈ માણસે મૂર્ખનું ગીત સાંભળવું તેના કરતાં જ્ઞાનીનો ઠપકો સાંભળવો તે સારું છે
हिन्दीसभोपदेशक ७:५
मूर्खों के गीत सुनने से बुद्धिमान की घुड़की सुनना उत्तम है।

In context

3Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.

4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools.

6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.

7Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.

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