Ecclesiastes 7:2

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.

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Other Translations for Ecclesiastes 7:2

BSB
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.
AKJV
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.
CPDV
It is better to go to a house of mourning, than to a house of feasting. For in the former, we are admonished about the end of all things, so that the living consider what may be in the future.
ERV
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.
NHEB
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.
SMT
Good to go to the house of mourning rather than to go to the house of drinking, in that it is the end of every man; and he living shall give to his heart.

Commentary for Ecclesiastes 7:2

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Overview of Ecclesiastes 7:2
Summary
Mourning prepares hearts better than celebration
Place
House of mourning, House of feasting
Event
Comparing mourning and celebration
Estimated Time Period
c. 950 BC
Category
Wisdom