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Ecclesiastes 7:1-3
Good News Translation
Ecclesiastes 7:1-3
Good News Translation
Thoughts about Life
7 (A)A good reputation is better than expensive perfume; and the day you die is better than the day you are born.
2 It is better to go to a home where there is mourning than to one where there is a party, because the living should always remind themselves that death is waiting for us all.
3 Sorrow is better than laughter; it may sadden your face, but it sharpens your understanding.
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