Holier Than Thou - Biblical Contradictions

How much gold, silver, and priestly garments were donated toward the rebuilding of Jerusalem upon returning from Babylonian captivity?

Ezra 2:69, "According to their ability they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 drachmas of gold, 5,000 minas of silver and 100 priestly garments."

Nehemiah 7:70-72, "Some of the heads of the families contributed to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 drachmas of gold, 50 bowls and 530 garments for priests. Some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the work 20,000 drachmas of gold and 2,200 minas of silver. The total given by the rest of the people was 20,000 drachmas of gold, 2,000 minas of silver and 67 garments for priests."

According to Ezra chapter 2, the people returning from Babylonian captivity gave to the treasury for rebuilding Jerusalem 61,000 drachmas of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly garments. However, according to Nehemiah chapter 7, the total given was 41,000 drachmas of gold, 4,200 minas of silver, and 597 priestly garments.

"Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth." (Ecclesiastes 7:3-4, KJV)

"Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun." (Ecclesiastes 8:15, KJV)