Ecclesiastes 7:2-3
It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living should take this to heart. Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Ecclesiastes 7
2 songs meet this passage
Wake Me Up When September Ends (Demo) · Green Day
resonates with Ecclesiastes 7:2-3
The Preacher says mourning can sober and shape the heart; the song's refusal to simply forget its loss reflects that same instinct to let grief do its work.
“How the f**k it's killing all my friends?”
Do Not Disturb · Angelo Mota
resonates with Ecclesiastes 7:2
A sobering confrontation with mortality and loss breaks through the numbness, echoing the wisdom literature's insistence on facing death honestly.