A goodnameis betterthana goodointment,And the dayof [one's] deathis better thanthe dayof one's birth.
"Therethe wickedceasefrom raging,And therethe wearyare at rest.
It is like the preciousoilupon the head,Comingdownupon the beard,[Even] Aaron'sbeard,Comingdownupon the edgeof his robes.
Brighteyesgladdenthe heart;Goodnewsputsfaton the bones.
A [good] nameis to be moredesiredthangreatwealth,Favoris betterthansilverand gold.
Orhe who hears[it] will reproachyou, And the evilreportabout you will not passaway.
Oiland perfumemakethe heartglad,So a man'scounselis sweetto his friend.
Deadfliesmake a perfumer'soilstink,so a littlefoolishnessis weightierthanwisdom[and] honor.
So I congratulatedthe deadwhoare alreadydeadmorethanthe livingwhoare stillliving.
The endof a matteris betterthanits beginning;Patienceof spiritis betterthanhaughtinessof spirit.
"Your oilshave a pleasingfragrance,Your nameis [like] purifiedoil;Thereforethe maidensloveyou.
"Howbeautifulis your love,my sister,[my] bride!Howmuch betteris your lovethanwine,And the fragranceof your oilsThanall[kinds] of spices!
To them I will givein My houseand within My wallsa memorial,And a namebetterthanthat of sonsand daughters;I will givethem an everlastingnamewhichwill not be cutoff.
"Therefore now,O LORD,pleasetakemy lifefrom me, for deathis betterto me thanlife."
"Neverthelessdo not rejoicein this,that the spiritsare subjectto you, but rejoicethat your namesare recordedin heaven."
Duringsupper,the devilhaving alreadyputinto the heartof JudasIscariot,[the son] of Simon,to betrayHim,
For we knowthat ifthe earthlytentwhich is our houseis torn down,we havea buildingfrom God,a housenot made with hands,eternalin the heavens.
we are of good courage,I say, and preferratherto be absentfrom the bodyand to be at homewith the Lord.
For by it the men of oldgained approval.
And allthese,having gained approvalthroughtheir faith,did not receivewhat was promised,
And I hearda voicefrom heaven,saying,"Write,Blessedare the deadwho diein the Lordfrom nowon!'" "Yes,"saysthe Spirit,"sothat they may restfrom their labors,for their deedsfollowwith them."
So she layat his feetuntilmorningand rosebeforeonecould recognizeanother;and he said,"Let it not be knownthat the womancameto the threshingfloor."
