Ecclesiastes 7:2 - American Standard Version (1901)

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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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 heart.

Common English Bible

It is better to go to a house in mourning than to a house party, because that is everyone’s destiny; and the living should take it to heart.

Catholic Public Domain Version

A good name is better than precious ointments, and a day of death is better than a day of birth.