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Ecclesiastes 7 from Scroll 4Q103 Qoheleta (Ecclesiastes) 1 A good name is better than fine perfume;
and the day of death better than the day of one’s
birth. 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[1] men, and the living should
take this to heart. 3 Sorrow is better
than laughter; for by the sadness of the
face the heart is made good. 4 The heart of the wise is in
the house of mourning; but the heart of
fools is in the house of mirth. 5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than
for a man to hear the song of fools. 6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the
fool. This also is vanity. 7 Surely extortion
makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. 9 Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools. 10 Don’t say, “Why were the former days better than these?” For you do not ask wisely about this. [..] 19 Wisdom
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