Ecclesiastes 7:2

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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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
It is better{H2896} to go{H3212}{(H8800)} to the house{H1004} of mourning{H60}, than to go{H3212}{(H8800)} to the house{H1004} of feasting{H4960}: for{H834} that is the end{H5490} of all men{H120}; and the living{H2416} will lay{H5414}{(H8799)} it to his heart{H3820}.
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The F.O.G Paraphrase
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.
Young's Literal Translation

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