Ecclesiastes 7 (New International Reader's Version)  View In My
Bible  Good Advice About How to Live  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. 4 Those who are wise are found where there is sorrow.
But foolish people are found where there is pleasure. 5 Pay
attention to a wise man's warning. That's better than listening
to the songs of those who are foolish. 6 A foolish person's
laughter is like the crackling of thorns burning under a pot.
That doesn't have any meaning either. 7 When a wise man takes
wealth by force, he becomes foolish. It is sinful to take money
from people who want special favors. 8 The end of a matter is
better than its beginning. So it's b