[It is] better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the banquet house: since this is the end of every man; and the living man will apply good [warning] to his heart.
LXX2012
Ecclesiastes 7:2
A good name is better than good oil; and the day of death than the day of birth.
Parallel Translations
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 will lay it to his heart.
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.
Cross References
Psalms 90:12Hebrews 9:27Deuteronomy 32:29Deuteronomy 32:461 Peter 4:3–4Philippians 3:19Haggai 1:5Isaiah 47:7Job 1:4–5Isaiah 22:12–14Amos 6:3–6Genesis 48:1–22Isaiah 5:11–12Romans 6:21–22Genesis 49:2–33
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