1 A good name is better than precious ointment,and the day of death than the day of birth.
2 It is better to go to a house of mourningthan to go to a house of feasting,for this is the end of all mankind;and the living will lay it to heart.
3 Grief is better than laughter,for with a downcast face the heart considers the good.
4 The heart of those who are wise is in the house of mourning,but the heart of those who are foolish in the house of feasting.
5 It is better to hear the rebuke from a wise manthan a man listen to the song of fools.
6 For like the crackling sound of thorns under a pot,so is the mocking laughter of fools.And this is also vanity.
7 For oppression brings confusion to the wise man,and a bribe destroys a man’s heart.