Ecclesiastes 7:1-4

Better is a ^agood name than good oil,

And better is the ^bday of one’s death than the day of one’s birth.

Better to go to a house of mourning

Than to go to a house of feasting

Because ¹that is the ^aend of all mankind,

And the living ^bputs this in his heart.

^aBetter is vexation than laughter,

For ^bwhen a face is sad a heart may be merry.

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,

While the heart of fools is in the house of gladness.

Psalm 90:12

¹So ^ateach us to number our days,

That we may ²^bpresent to You a heart of wisdom.