Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Ecclesiastes 7:1
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A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.
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A good name [is] better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
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A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one’s birth.
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
A [good] name is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than the day of one’s birth.
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