Ecclesiastes 7:2-4
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. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Ecclesiastes 7
3 songs meet this passage
Back to the Old House · The Smiths
resonates with Ecclesiastes 7:2-4
The song sits in the house of mourning, unresolved grief treated as more honest than denial, much like the Preacher's observation.
“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.
“Maybe I'm too emotional”
good 4 u · Olivia Rodrigo
resonates with Ecclesiastes 7:3
Sorrow can do necessary work on the heart; the song's self-doubt about feeling too much echoes this tension between grief and growth.
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