Ecclesiastes · קֹהֶלֶת

Ecclesiastes 7:1

טוֹב֙ שֵׁ֣ם מִשֶּׁ֔מֶן ט֔וֹב וְי֥וֹם הַמָּ֖וֶת מִיּ֥וֹם הִוָּלְד֖וֹ׃
ṭvob shem mishemen ṭvob vyvom hamavet miyvom hivaldvo
King James Version (KJV)

A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

Modern English

A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth.

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