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Wisdom and the Acceptance of Reality
Ecclesiastes 7:1-10
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 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 destroys the understanding.
8
Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. 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.
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