Ecclesiastes 7:1; Ecclesiastes 10:1

Ecclesiastes 7:1

1 A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

Ecclesiastes 10:1

1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.