DASV: Ecclesiastes 7 1 A good name is better than precious perfume, and the day of death better than the day of one's birth. 2 It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for that is the end of every one, and the living should take this to heart. 3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad face is good for the heart. 4 The of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of merriment. 5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than to hear the song of fools. 6 For like the crackling of thorns burning under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool, this also is meaningless. 7 Surely extortion makes the wise foolish, and a corrupts the heart. 8 Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, the patient in spirit are better than the proud in spirit. 9 Be not quick in your spirit to be angry, for anger resides in the belly of fools. 10 Do not ask, "Why were the good old days better than these days?" for it is not wise to ask this. 11 Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, it benefits those who see the sun. 12 For wisdom protects, just like money protects; but the benefit of knowledge is, that wisdom preserves the life of the one who has it. 13 Consider the work of God; for who can make straight, what he has made crooked? 14 In times of prosperity be joyful, and in times of trouble consider; God has made the one as well as the other, so that a person cannot discover anything that comes after him. 15 I have seen many things in my futile days:
DASV: Ecclesiastes 7 1 A good name is better than precious perfume, and the day of death better than the day of one's birth. 2 It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for that is the end of every one, and the living should take this to heart. 3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad face is good for the heart. 4 The of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of merriment. 5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than to hear the song of fools. 6 For like the crackling of thorns burning under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool, this also is meaningless. 7 Surely extortion makes the wise foolish, and a corrupts the heart. 8 Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, the patient in spirit are better than the proud in spirit. 9 Be not quick in your spirit to be angry, for anger resides in the belly of fools. 10 Do not ask, "Why were the good old days better than these days?" for it is not wise to ask this. 11 Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, it benefits those who see the sun. 12 For wisdom protects, just like money protects; but the benefit of knowledge is, that wisdom preserves the life of the one who has it. 13 Consider the work of God; for who can make straight, what he has made crooked? 14 In times of prosperity be joyful, and in times of trouble consider; God has made the one as well as the other, so that a person cannot discover anything that comes after him. 15 I have seen many things in my futile days:
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