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Monday, September 1st, 2025
the Week of Proper 17 / Ordinary 22
the Week of Proper 17 / Ordinary 22
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Passage Lookup: Ecclesiastes 7:1-6
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Ecclesiastes 7:1
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A (C1)good name is better than good (F1)oil, And the (C2)day of one's death is better than the day of one's birth.
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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, Because (F1)that is the (C1)end of every person, And the living (F2)(C2)takes it to (F3)heart.
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Ecclesiastes 7:3
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(C1)Sorrow is better than laughter, For (C2)when a face is sad a heart may be happy.
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Ecclesiastes 7:4
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The (F1)mind of the wise is in the house of mourning, While the (F1)mind of fools is in the house of pleasure.
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Ecclesiastes 7:5
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It is better to (C1)listen to the rebuke of a wise person Than for one to listen to the song of fools.
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Ecclesiastes 7:6
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For as the (F1)crackling of (C1)thorn bushes under a pot, So is the (C2)laughter of the fool; And this too is futility.
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