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Ecclesiastes 7:2

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2It is better to go to the house of mourning

than to go to the house of feasting,

for this is the end of all mankind,

and the living will jlay it to heart.

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  1. j[Ps. 90:12]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

It is better to go to a house of mourning

than to go to a house of feasting,

for death is the destiny of everyone;

the living should take this to heart.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

It is better to go to a house of mourning

than to go to a house of feasting,

since that is the end of all mankind,

and the living should take it to heart.

NLTNew Living Translation

Better to spend your time at funerals than at parties.

After all, everyone dies—

so the living should take this to heart.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Better to go to the house of mourning

than to go to the house of feasting,

for death is the end of every person,

and the living should take it to his heart.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.