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Ecclesiastes 7:1-6; Ecclesiastes 7:11-12; Ecclesiastes 7:19
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Ecclesiastes 7:1-6
1
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.
4
Someone who is always thinking about happiness is a fool. A wise person thinks about death.
5
It is better to have wise people reprimand you than to have stupid people sing your praises.
6
When a fool laughs, it is like thorns crackling in a fire. It doesn't mean a thing.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
Ecclesiastes 7:11-12
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
Ecclesiastes 7:19
19
Wisdom does more for a person than ten rulers can do for a city.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.