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Passage Lookup: Ecclesiastes 7:1-6
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Ecclesiastes 7:1
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A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth.
Ecclesiastes 7:2
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It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of every man; the living should take this to heart.
Ecclesiastes 7:3
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Sorrow is better than laughter, because a sad face is good for the heart.
Ecclesiastes 7:4
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The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.
Ecclesiastes 7:5
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It is better to heed a wise man's rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:6
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Like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of fools. This too is meaningless.
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