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A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth.

Ecclesiastes 7:1
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A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth.

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 7:2
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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 everyone; 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 7:3
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Frustration 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 7:4
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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 7:5
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It is better to heed the rebuke of a wise person 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.

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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Passage Lookup: Ecclesiastes 7:1-6