Verse (Click for Chapter) English Standard Version It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will lay it to heart. American Standard Version 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 will lay it to his heart. Berean Study Bible It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living should take this to heart. Douay-Rheims Bible It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to the house of feasting: for in that we are put in mind of the end of all, and the living thinketh what is to come. English Revised Version 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 will lay it to his heart. King James Bible 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 will lay it to his heart. World English Bible 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. Young's Literal Translation Better to go unto a house of mourning, Than to go unto a house of banqueting, For that is the end of all men, And the living layeth it unto his heart. Ecclesiastes 7:2 Additional Translations ... Links Ecclesiastes 7:2 NIVEcclesiastes 7:2 NLT Ecclesiastes 7:2 ESV Ecclesiastes 7:2 NASB Ecclesiastes 7:2 NKJV Ecclesiastes 7:2 KJV |