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And the day you die is better than the day you are born.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ecclesiastes/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ecclesiastes/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />A good name is better than good oil, And the day of <i>one’s</i> death <i>is better</i> than the day of one’s birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ecclesiastes/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />A good name is better than a good ointment, And the day of one's death is better than the day of one's birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ecclesiastes/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />A good name is better than a good ointment, And the day of <i>one’s</i> death is better than the day of one’s birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />A good name is better than precious perfume, And the day of one’s death better than the day of one’s birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of one's death than the day of one's birth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />A good reputation at the time of death is better than loving care at the time of birth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />A good reputation is better than expensive perfume; and the day you die is better than the day you are born. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ecclesiastes/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />A good name is better than expensive perfume, and the day you die is better than the day you're born.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ecclesiastes/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />A good name exceeds the value of fine perfume, and the day of someone's death exceeds the value of the day of his birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ecclesiastes/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />A good reputation is better than precious perfume; likewise, the day of one's death is better than the day of one's birth. </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ecclesiastes/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />A good name <i>is</i> better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ecclesiastes/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />A good name <i>is</i> better than precious ointment, And the day of death than the day of one’s birth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/ecclesiastes/7.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ecclesiastes/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one's birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ecclesiastes/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one's birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/ecclesiastes/7.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ecclesiastes/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />A good name is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than the day of one's birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/ecclesiastes/7.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />A good name <i>is</i> better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of one's birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />A [good] name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of one's birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ecclesiastes/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />A GOOD name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br /><font color=#0000ff>(7:3)</font> A good name is better then a good oyntment, and the day of death, then the day that one is borne.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />A good name is more worth then precious oyntment: & the day of death, is better the the day of byrth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />A good name is more worth then a precious oyntment, and the daye of death is better the ye daye of byrth.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Better [is] a name than good perfume, "" And the day of death than the day of birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Better is a name than good perfume, And the day of death than the day of birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />A good name is above good oil, and the day of death above the day of birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />A good name is better than precious ointments: and the day of death than the day of one's birth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 7:2>A good name is better than precious ointments, and a day of death is better than a day of birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />A good name is better than good oil, and the day of death is better than the day of birth<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />A GOOD name is better than a precious ointment; and the day of one's death than the day of his birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ecclesiastes/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />A good name is better than precious oil; And the day of death than the day of one's birth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />A good name is better than good oil; and the day of death than the day of birth.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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by implication honor, authority, character.">A good name</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">is better</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">than fine</a> <a href="/hebrew/8081.htm" title="8081: miš·še·men (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Fat, oil. From shaman; grease, especially liquid; figuratively, richness.">perfume,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: wə·yō·wm (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">and one’s day</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194: ham·mā·weṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- Death. From muwth; death; concretely, the dead, their place or state; figuratively, pestilence, ruin.">of death</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: mî·yō·wm (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">is better than his day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: hiw·wā·lə·ḏōw (V-Nifal-Inf:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">of birth.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896. towb (tobe) -- beautiful">Better</a><a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034. shem (shame) -- a name"> [is] a name</a><a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480. min (min) -- from"> than</a><a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896. towb (tobe) -- beautiful"> good</a><a href="/hebrew/8081.htm" title="8081. shemen (sheh'-men) -- fat, oil"> perfume</a><a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117. yowm (yome) -- day">, And the day</a><a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194. maveth (maw'-veth) -- death"> of death</a><a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480. min (min) -- from"> than</a><a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117. yowm (yome) -- day"> the day</a><a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205. yalad (yaw-lad') -- to bear, bring forth, beget"> of birth.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/ecclesiastes/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="שֵׁם_1 ncmsa 8034">A good name</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="טֹוב_1 amsa 2896"> is better</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> than</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="טֹוב_1 amsa 2896"> fine</a> <a href="/hebrew/8081.htm" title="שֶׁמֶן ncmsa 8081"> perfume</a>, <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="יֹום_1 ncmsc 3117"> the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="מָוֶת ncmsa 4194"> of one’s death</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> than</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="יֹום_1 ncmsa 3117"> the day</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psv3ms"> of one’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="ילד vnc 3205"> birth</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/ecclesiastes/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/2896a.htm" title="2896a">A good</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034. shem (shame) -- a name">name</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896a.htm" title="2896a">is better</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480. min (min) -- from">than</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896a.htm" title="2896a">a good</a> <a href="/hebrew/8081.htm" title="8081. shemen (sheh'-men) -- fat, oil">ointment,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117. yowm (yome) -- day">And the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194. maveth (maw'-veth) -- death">of [one's] death</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480. min (min) -- from">is better than</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117. yowm (yome) -- day">the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205. yalad (yaw-lad') -- to bear, bring forth, beget">of one's birth.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/ecclesiastes/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034. shem (shame) -- a name">A good name</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896. towb (tobe) -- beautiful">[is] better</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896. towb (tobe) -- beautiful">than precious</a> <a href="/hebrew/8081.htm" title="8081. shemen (sheh'-men) -- fat, oil">ointment;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117. yowm (yome) -- day">and the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194. maveth (maw'-veth) -- death">of death</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117. yowm (yome) -- day">than the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205. yalad (yaw-lad') -- to bear, bring forth, beget">of one's birth.</a> 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