Ecclesiastes 7:1
“A Good name is better then precious ointment: and the day of death, then the day of ones birth.”
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Ecclesiastes 7:1 Context
1A Good name is better then precious ointment: and the day of death, then the day of ones birth. 2¶ It is better to goe to the house of mourning, then to goe to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men, and the liuing will lay it to his heart. 3Sorrow is better then laughter: for by the sadnesse of the countenance the heart is made better.
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Other Translations for Ecclesiastes 7:1
A good name [is] better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
- King James Version
A good name is better than a good ointment, And the day of {one's} death is better than the day of one's birth.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
A `good' name is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than the day of one's birth.
- American Standard Version (1901)
A good name is better than oil of great price, and the day of death than the day of birth.
- Basic English Bible
A [good] name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
- Darby Bible
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
- Webster's Bible
A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one's birth.
- World English Bible
Better [is] a name than good perfume, And the day of death than the day of birth.
- Youngs Literal Bible
A good name is better than precious oil; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Ecclesiastes 7:1
7:1 Of death - Seeing this life is so full of vanity, and vexation, and misery, it is more desirable for a man to go out of it, than to come into it.