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Ecclesiastes 7:2-4
International Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 7:2-4
International Standard Version
2 It’s better to attend a funeral[a]
than to attend a banquet,[b]
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.
4 For the wise person thinks carefully when in mourning,
but fools focus their thoughts on pleasure.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 7:2 Lit. house of mourning
- Ecclesiastes 7:2 Lit. house of feasting
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