Ecclesiastes 7:2
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordIt 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.
— Ecclesiastes 7:2, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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 <FI>it<Fi> unto his heart.