Ecclesiastes 7:1
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A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.
In other translations
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.
Hebrew words
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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