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Ecclesiastes 7:1-14 — Wisdom

Eccl.7.1-14

¹A good name is better than good ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth. ²Better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for that is the end of every person, and the living should take it to heart. ³Sorrow is better than laughter, for by a sad face the heart is made better. ⁴The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of joy. ⁵Better to hear the rebuke of a wise man than to listen to the song of fools. ⁶For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool; this also is vanity. ⁷Surely oppression drives a wise man mad, and a bribe destroys the heart. ⁸Better the outcome of a matter than its beginning, and better a patient spirit than a haughty spirit. ⁹Do not be quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools. ¹⁰Do not say, 'Why were the former days better than these?' For it is not from wisdom that you ask this. ¹¹Wisdom is good with an inheritance , and an advantage to those who see the sun. ¹²For wisdom is in the shadow, and money is in the shadow, but the advantage of knowledge is this: wisdom gives life to its owner. ¹³Consider the work of God, for who can straighten what he has made crooked? ¹⁴In a good day, enjoy the good, and in a bad day, consider: God has made the one alongside the other, so that a person may not discover anything after him .

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4/11/2026

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