Ecclesiastes 7:1
King James Version
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
Ecclesiastes 7:1 in context
1A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
2It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
3Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
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The Book of Ecclesiastes — summary, themes & key verses
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