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Ecclesiastes 7:1

World English Bible

A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one’s birth.

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Ecclesiastes 7:1 in other translations

A good name is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than the day of one’s birth.

Ecclesiastes 7:1 · American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 7:1 in context

  1. 1A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one’s birth.
  2. 2It 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.
  3. 3Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.