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Monday, May 20th, 2024
the Week of Proper 2 / Ordinary 7
the Week of Proper 2 / Ordinary 7
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Passage Lookup: Ecclesiastes 7:1-13
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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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Ecclesiastes 7:7
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For (C1)oppression makes a wise person look foolish, And a (C2)bribe (F1)corrupts the heart.
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Ecclesiastes 7:8
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The (C1)end of a matter is better than its beginning; (C2)Patience of spirit is better than arrogance of spirit.
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Ecclesiastes 7:9
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Do not be (F1)(C1)eager in your spirit to be angry, For anger resides in the (F2)heart of fools.
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Ecclesiastes 7:10
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Do not say, "Why is it that the former days were better than these?" For it is not from wisdom that you ask about this.
Ecclesiastes 7:11
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Wisdom along with an inheritance is good, And an (C1)advantage to those who see the sun.
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Ecclesiastes 7:12
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For (C1)wisdom is (F1)protection just as money is (F1)protection, But the advantage of knowledge is that (C2)wisdom keeps its possessors alive.
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Ecclesiastes 7:13
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Consider the (C1)work of God, For who is (C2)able to straighten what He has bent?
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