THE LAUGHING HEART BY CHARLES BUKOWSKI
(READ BY TOM O'BEDLAM)
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The words of
Solomon represent the wisdom of the ages, and their truth does not depend on
whether you believe in God.
This is what
he says about laughter in Ecclesiates 7, verses 3 to 12:
Sorrow is
better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made
better.
The heart of
the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of
mirth.
It is better
to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. For
as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this
also is vanity.
Surely
oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
Better is
the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is
better than the proud in spirit.
Be not hasty
in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Say not
thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou
dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
Wisdom is
good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
For wisdom
is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that
wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
Grateful thanks to CHARLES BUKOWSKI, TOM O'BEDLAM, SpokenVerse
and YouTube and all the others who made this video possible
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