Life is Brief and Death is Certain!

7:1 A good reputation1 is better2 than precious3 perfume;4

likewise,5 the day of one’s6 death7 is better than the day of one’s birth.8

7:2 It is better to go to a funeral9

than a feast.10

For death11 is the destiny12 of every person,13

and the living should14 take this15 to heart.

7:3 Sorrow16 is better than laughter,

because sober reflection17 is good for the heart.18

7:4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,

but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking.19