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Ecclesiastes 7:1-2
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Some Benefits of Serious Thinking

7 It is better to have respect than good perfume.
    The day a person dies is better than the day he was born.
2 It is better to go to a funeral
    than to a party.
We all must die.
    Everyone living should think about this.

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Ecclesiastes 7:1-2
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7 A good name is better than fine perfume,(A)
    and the day of death better than the day of birth.(B)
2 It is better to go to a house of mourning
    than to go to a house of feasting,
for death(C) is the destiny(D) of everyone;
    the living should take this to heart.

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