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Ecclesiastes 7:1 Meaning

A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

Context Explained

1A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

2It 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.

3Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

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Source: Ecclesiastes 7:1