1 A good name is better than good ointment,and the day of death than the day of birth.
2 It is better to go to the house of mourningthan to the house of feasting,For that is the end of every mortal,and the living should take it to heart.
3 Sorrow is better than laughter;when the face is sad, the heart grows wise.
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,but the heart of fools is in the house of merriment.
5 It is better to listen to the rebuke of the wisethan to listen to the song of fools;
6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot,so is the fool’s laughter.This also is vanity.
7 Extortion can make a fool out of the wise,and a bribe corrupts the heart.