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.
[It is] betterª
to go²°¹
to¹
the houseª
of mourning,ª
than to go²°¹¹
to¹
the houseª
of feasting:ª
forª
that¹
[is] the endª
of all¹
men;ª
and the livingª
will layª°
[it] to¹
his heart.ª
It [is] betterª
to goe²°¹
to¹
the houseª
of mourning,ª
then to goe²°¹¹
to¹
the houseª
of feasting:ª
forª
that¹
[is] the endª
of all¹
men,ª
and the liuingª
will layª°
[it] to¹
his heart.ª
[It is] better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the banquet house: since this is the end of every man; and the living man will apply good [warning] to his heart.
[It is] betterª
to go²°¹
to¹
the houseª
of mourning,ª
than to go²°¹¹
to¹
the houseª
of feasting:ª
forª
that¹
[is] the endª
of all¹
men;ª
and the livingª
will layª°
[it] to¹
his heart.ª
{Ecclesiastes 7:2} 
American Standard Version (ASV 1901)