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Ecclesiastes 7:1-3
Evangelical Heritage Version
Ecclesiastes 7:1-3
Evangelical Heritage Version
What Is Better?
7 A good reputation is better than the best perfume, and the day of one’s death is better than the day of his birth. 2 Better to go to a funeral than to a feast,[a] since death is the final destination for all mankind. The living must take this to heart! 3 Grief is better than laughter, because a sad face does a heart good.
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- Ecclesiastes 7:2 The word translated feast refers to drinking more than to eating.
Ecclesiastes 7:1-3
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 7:1-3
New International Version
Wisdom
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.
3 Frustration is better than laughter,(E)
because a sad face is good for the heart.
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