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6And Sarah said: “God has brought laughter to me. Whoever will hear of it will laugh with me.”
4A time to weep, and a time to laugh. A time to mourn, and a time to dance.
21Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who are weeping now, for you shall laugh.
22A joyful soul makes a lifetime flourish. A gloomy spirit dries out the bones.
5Then will he speak to them in his anger and trouble them with his fury.
12And she laughed secretly, saying, “After I have grown old, and my lord is elderly, shall I give myself to the work of delight?” 13Then the Lord said to Abraham: “Why did Sarah laugh, saying: ‘How can I, an old woman, actually give birth?’ 14Is anything difficult for God? According to the announcement, he will return to you at this same time, with life as a companion, and Sarah will have a son.” 15Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh.” For she was terribly afraid. But the Lord said, “It is not so; for you did laugh.”
3The Lord has done great things for us. We have become joyful.
13Laughter shall be mingled with sorrow, and mourning occupies the limits of joy.
21even until your mouth is filled with laughter and your lips with rejoicing.
25Strength and elegance are her clothing, and she will laugh in the final days.
25Woe to you who are satisfied, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
9Be afflicted: mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your gladness into sorrow.
12The sinner will observe the just, and he will gnash his teeth over him. 13But the Lord will laugh at him: for he knows in advance that his day will come.
9A wise man, if he were to contend with the foolish, whether in anger or in laughter, would find no rest.
9And you, O Lord, will laugh at them. You will lead all the Gentiles to nothing.
12And she laughed secretly, saying, “After I have grown old, and my lord is elderly, shall I give myself to the work of delight?”
13But the Lord will laugh at him: for he knows in advance that his day will come.