Ecclesiastes 7:2 | |
NASB: It is better to go to a house of mourning Than to go to a house of feasting, Because that is the end of every man, And the living takes [it] to heart. (NASB ©1995) GWT: It is better to go to a funeral than to a banquet because that is where everyone will end up. Everyone who is alive should take this to heart! (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. ASV: It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. BBE: It is better to go to the house of weeping, than to go to the house of feasting; because that is the end of every man, and the living will take it to their hearts. DBY: It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting: in that that is the end of all men, and the living taketh it to heart. JPS: It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting; for that is the end of all men, and the living will lay it to his heart. WBS: It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. WEB: It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men, and the living should take this to heart. YLT: 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. | |
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