🌀WEB · Ecclesiastes 7:1
What does Ecclesiastes 7:1 mean?
"A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one’s birth."
— Ecclesiastes 7:1 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one’s birth.
It 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 should take this to heart.
Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
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