1 Better 'is' a name than good perfume, And the day of death than the day of birth.
2 Better to go unto a house of mourning, Than to go unto a house of banqueting, For that is the end of all men, And the living layeth 'it' unto his heart.
3 Better 'is' sorrow than laughter, For by the sadness of the face the heart becometh better.
4 The heart of the wise 'is' in a house of mourning, And the heart of fools in a house of mirth.
5 Better to hear a rebuke of a wise man, Than 'for' a man to hear a song of fools,
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