Protestantism
English
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
A good name is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than the day of one’s birth.
Better is a name than good perfume, And the day of death than the day of birth.
A [good] name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
Surely there be many things that increase vanitie: and what auaileth it man?
A good name is better than precious oil, and the day of death, than the day of birth.
1 Remedies against vanity, are a good name, 2 Mortification, 7 Patience, 11 Wisdom. 23 The difficulty of wisdom.
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth. ¶
A good name is better than oil of great price, and the day of death than the day of birth.
A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.
A good name is better than precious oil; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
A good name [is] better than precious ointment and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
A GOOD name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
People Generally Do Not Know What is Best for Them
A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death is better than the day of one’s birth.
A good name is better than good ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one's birth.
A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one's birth.
A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one's birth.
A good name is better than precious perfume, and the day of one’s death than the day of his birth.
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
Better a name, than precious ointment,—and the day of death, than the day of one’s birth.
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
Catholicism
English
What needeth a man to seek things that are above him, whereas he knoweth not what is profitable for him in his life, in all the days of his pilgrimage, and the time that passeth like a shadow? Or who can tell him what shall be after him under the sun?
Prescriptions against worldly vanities: mortification, patience, and seeking wisdom.
Why is it necessary for a man to seek things that are greater than himself, when he does not know what is advantageous for himself in his life, during the number of the days of his sojourn, and while time passes by like a shadow? Or who will be able to tell him what will be in the future after him under the sun?1
- 7:1This verse in the Latin occurs at the end of chapter 6 in other editions.(Conte)