Ecclesiastes 7:1-3

Good News Translation

Thoughts about Life

7 ^(A)A good reputation is better than expensive perfume; and the day you die is better than the day you are born.

² It is better to go to a home where there is mourning than to one where there is a party, because the living should always remind themselves that death is waiting for us all.

³ Sorrow is better than laughter; it may sadden your face, but it sharpens your understanding.