Ecclesiastes 7: 1-14
A good reputation at the time of death
is better than loving care at the time of birth.
It’s better to go to a funeral than to attend a feast;
funerals remind us that we all must die.
Choose sorrow over laughter because a sad face
may hide a happy heart.
A sensible person mourns, but fools always laugh.
Harsh correction is better than the songs of a fool.
Foolish laughter is stupid.
It sounds like thorns crackling in a fire.
Corruption makes fools of sensible people,
and bribes can ruin you.
Something completed is better than something just begun;
patience is better than too much pride.
Only fools get angry quickly and hold a grudge.
It isn’t wise to ask, “Why is everything worse
than it used to be?”
Having wisdom is better than an inheritance.
Wisdom will protect you just like money;
knowledge with good sense will lead you to life.
Think of what God has done!
If God makes something crooked,
can you make it straight?
When times are good, you should be cheerful;
when times are bad, think what it means.
God makes them both to keep us from knowing
what will happen next?
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