Ecclesiastes 7:1 A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth. 6 I MC VC

Ecclesiastes 7:2 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. 8 I MC VC

Ecclesiastes 7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. 14 I MC VC

Ecclesiastes 7:4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. 8 I MC VC

Ecclesiastes 7:5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. 6 I MC VC

Ecclesiastes 7:6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity. MC VC

Ecclesiastes 7:7 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart. 2 I MC VC

Ecclesiastes 7:8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. 14 I MC VC

Ecclesiastes 7:9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. 7 I MC VC

Ecclesiastes 7:10 Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this. 4 I MC VC