Ecclesiastes 7:3
JPS-1917ט֥וֹב כַּ֖עַס מִשְּׂח֑וֹק כִּֽי־בְרֹ֥עַ פָּנִ֖ים יִ֥יטַב לֵֽב׃
Vexation is better than laughter; For by the sadness of the countenance the heart may be gladdened.
Other Translations
MASORETIC
ט֥וֹב כַּ֖עַס מִשְּׂח֑וֹק כִּֽי־בְרֹ֥עַ פָּנִ֖ים יִ֥יטַב לֵֽב׃
KOREN
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.