Ecclesiastes 7:2

¶ 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.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

It is better to go to a house of mourning Than to go to a house of feasting, Because that is the end of every man, And the living takes {it} to heart.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

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.
- American Standard Version (1901)

It is better to go to the house of weeping, than to go to the house of feasting; because that is the end of every man, and the living will take it to their hearts.
- Basic English Bible

It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living should take this to heart.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting: in that that is the end of all men, and the living taketh it to heart.
- Darby Bible

A good name is better than precious ointments: and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

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.
- English Revised Version

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.
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for Ecclesiastes 7:2

7:2 The house - Where mourners meet to celebrate the funeral of a deceased friend. That - Death. The living - Will be seriously affected with it, whereas feasting is commonly attended with levity, and manifold temptations.