和合本
憂愁強如喜笑；因為面帶愁容，終必使心喜樂。

New International Version
Frustration is better than laughter, because a sad face is good for the heart.

King James Version
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

English Revised Version
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.

Updated King James Version
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

Authorized King James Version Pure Cambridge Edition
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

American Standard Version
Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.

Young's Literal Translation
Better `is' sorrow than laughter, For by the sadness of the face the heart becometh better.

Bible in Basic English
Sorrow is better than joy; when the face is sad the mind gets better.

World English Bible
Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.

English Standard Version
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