World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:1
“A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one's birth.”
Verse in context — Ecclesiastes 7
1
A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one's birth.
2
It 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
Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.
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