I was thinking about the title and why it was named House of Mirth. The title comes from Ecclesiastes 7:4 "The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth." I found a bunch of other versions of the same quote (from different bibles)
New American Standard Bible (©1995)
The mind of the wise is in the house of mourning, While the mind of fools is in the house of pleasure.
GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
The minds of wise people think about funerals, but the minds of fools think about banquets.
King James Bible
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
Then to give it context I looked up 7:3 and 7:5
Ecclesiastes 7:3
Sorrow is better than laughter, For when a face is sad a heart may be happy
Ecclesiastes 7:5
It is better to listen to the rebuke of a wise man Than for one to listen to the song of fools
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