Assamese: হাঁহিতকৈ শোক ভাল? কাৰণ মুখৰ বিবৰ্ণৰ দ্বাৰাই মনক আনন্দিত কৰা হয়।
AYT: Kesedihan lebih baik daripada tawa, karena dengan wajah sedih, hati menjadi lebih baik.
Bengali: হাসির থেকে দুঃখ ভালো, কারণ মুখের বিষন্নতার পরে হৃদয়ের প্রসন্নতা আসে।
Gujarati: હાસ્ય કરતાં ખેદ સારો છે. કેમ કે ચહેરાના ઉદાસીપણાથી અંત:કરણ આનંદ પામે છે.
Hindi: हँसी से खेद उत्तम है, क्योंकि मुँह पर के शोक से मन सुधरता है।
Kannada: ನಗೆಗಿಂತ ದುಃಖವು ವಾಸಿ, ಮುಖವು ಸಪ್ಪಗಿರುವಲ್ಲಿ ಹೃದಯಕ್ಕೆ ಮೇಲು.
Marathi: हास्यापेक्षा शोक करणे चांगले आहे. कारण चेहरा खिन्न असल्याने नंतर हृदयात आनंद येतो
Odiya: ହାସ୍ୟଠାରୁ ଖେଦ ଭଲ; କାରଣ ମୁଖର ବିଷର୍ଣ୍ଣତା ଦ୍ୱାରା ହୃଦୟ ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ ହୁଏ ।
Punjabi: ਹਾਸੇ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਦੁੱਖ ਚੰਗਾ ਹੈ, ਕਿਉਂ ਜੋ ਮੂੰਹ ਦੀ ਉਦਾਸੀ ਨਾਲ ਮਨ ਸੁਧਰ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ।
Tamil: சிரிப்பைவிட துக்கிப்பு நலம்; முகதுக்கத்தினாலே இருதயம் சீர்ப்படும்.
Telugu: నవ్వడం కంటే ఏడవడం మేలు. ఎందుకంటే దుఃఖ ముఖం తరవాత హృదయంలో సంతోషం కలుగుతుంది.
NETBible: Sorrow is better than laughter, because sober reflection is good for the heart.
NASB: Sorrow is better than laughter, For when a face is sad a heart may be happy.
HCSB: Grief is better than laughter, for when a face is sad, a heart may be glad.
LEB: Sorrow is better than laughter because, in spite of a sad face, the heart can be joyful.
NIV: Sorrow is better than laughter, because a sad face is good for the heart.
ESV: Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of face the heart is made glad.
NRSV: Sorrow is better than laughter, for by sadness of countenance the heart is made glad.
REB: Grief is better than laughter: a sad face may go with a cheerful heart.
NKJV: Sorrow is better than laughter, For by a sad countenance the heart is made better.
KJV: Sorrow [is] better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
NLT: Sorrow is better than laughter, for sadness has a refining influence on us.
GNB: Sorrow is better than laughter; it may sadden your face, but it sharpens your understanding.
ERV: Sorrow is even better than laughter, because when our face is sad, our heart becomes good.
BBE: Sorrow is better than joy; when the face is sad the mind gets better.
MSG: Crying is better than laughing. It blotches the face but it scours the heart.
CEV: Choose sorrow over laughter because a sad face may hide a happy heart.
CEVUK: Choose sorrow over laughter because a sad face may hide a happy heart.
GWV: Sorrow is better than laughter because, in spite of a sad face, the heart can be joyful.
NET [draft] ITL: Sorrow <03708> is better <02896> than laughter <07814>, because <03588> sober reflection <07455> is good <03190> for <06440> the heart <03820>.