Ecclesiastes 7:1

A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.

2 It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living should take this to heart.

3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.

Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

Sammenlign

ÅB
Bedre er et godt navn enn god olje, og bedre dødsdagen enn den dag en blir født.
OTB
Et godt navn er mer ønskelig enn fin olje, og dødsdagen er bedre enn fødselsdagen.
B1930
Bedre er et godt navn enn god olje, og bedre dødsdagen enn den dag en blir født.
BSB
A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.
KJV
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
WEB
A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one’s birth.
ASV
A [good] name is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than the day of one`s birth.
DARBY
A [good] name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
BLB
A good name [is finer] than good ointment, and the day of [one’s] death than the day he was born.

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