I said of partying, “It is folly,” and of self-indulgent pleasure, “It accomplishes nothing!”

A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.

Feasts are made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.

Lord, you coerced me into being a prophet, and I allowed you to do it. You overcame my resistance and prevailed over me. Now I have become a constant laughingstock. Everyone ridicules me.