Ecclesiastes 7:1-5

1. 1 A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

2. 2 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 will lay it to his heart.

3. 3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

4. 4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

5. 5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

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