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Ecclesiastes 7:1-6; Ecclesiastes 7:11-12
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Ecclesiastes 7:1-6
1
good reputation is better than a fat bank account. Your death date tells more than your birth date.
2
You learn more at a funeral than at a feast - After all, that's where we'll end up. We might discover something from it.
3
Crying is better than laughing. It blotches the face but it scours the heart.
4
Sages invest themselves in hurt and grieving. Fools waste their lives in fun and games.
5
You'll get more from the rebuke of a sage Than from the song and dance of fools.
6
The giggles of fools are like the crackling of twigs Under the cooking pot. And like smoke.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.
Ecclesiastes 7:11-12
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.