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agood name is better than a good ointment,
And the bday of one's death is better than the day of one's birth.
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Ecclesiastes 4:2, Ecclesiastes 7:8
Ecclesiastes 4
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So aI congratulated the dead who are already dead more than the living who are still living.
Ecclesiastes 7
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The aend of a matter is better than its beginning; bPatience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit.
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