Ecclesiastes 7
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Ecclesiastes 7:2-4

2It is better to go to a house of mourning Than to go to a house of feasting, Because 1that is the 2end of every person, And the living 34takes it to 5heart.36Sorrow is better than laughter, For 7when a face is sad a heart may be happy.4The 8mind of the wise is in the house of mourning, While the 9mind of fools is in the house of pleasure.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ecclesiastes 7:2 I.e., death ↩
  2. 2. Ecclesiastes 7:2 Eccl 2:14, 16; 3:19, 20; 6:6; 9:2, 3 ↩
  3. 3. Ecclesiastes 7:2 Lit gives ↩
  4. 4. Ecclesiastes 7:2 Ps 90:12 ↩
  5. 5. Ecclesiastes 7:2 Lit his heart ↩
  6. 6. Ecclesiastes 7:3 Eccl 2:2 ↩
  7. 7. Ecclesiastes 7:3 2 Cor 7:10 ↩
  8. 8. Ecclesiastes 7:4 Lit heart ↩
  9. 9. Ecclesiastes 7:4 Lit heart ↩

Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 7

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