Ecclesiastes 7:1-3 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

1. A good name is better than fine perfume. People can learn more from sobbing when someone dies than from being happy when someone is born.

2. So it's better to go where people are sobbing than to go where people are having a good time. Everyone will die someday. Those who are still living should really think about that.

3. Sadness is good for the heart. That's why sorrow is better than laughter.

Ecclesiastes 7