Ecclesiastes 7:1-3

International Standard Version

7 A good name exceeds the value of fine perfume,
    and the day of someone’s death exceeds the value of^[a] the day of his birth.
² It’s better to attend a funeral^[b]
    than to attend a banquet,^[c]
for everyone dies eventually,
    and the living will take this to heart.
³ Sorrow is better than laughter,
    because the heart is made better through trouble.