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Parallel ECC 7:1

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OET (OET-RV)A good reputation is better than expensive perfume,[ref]
 ⇔ and the day you die is more important than the day of your birth.


7:1: Prv 22:1.

OET-LVis_good a_name than_ointment good and_day_of the_death than_day_of birth_one’s.

UHBט֥וֹב שֵׁ֖ם מִ⁠שֶּׁ֣מֶן ט֑וֹב וְ⁠י֣וֹם הַ⁠מָּ֔וֶת מִ⁠יּ֖וֹם הִוָּלְדֽ⁠וֹ׃
   (ţōⱱ shēm mi⁠shshemen ţōⱱ və⁠yōm ha⁠mmāvet mi⁠yyōm hiūāləd⁠ō.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXXἈγαθὸν ὄνομα ὑπὲρ ἔλαιον ἀγαθὸν, καὶ ἡμέρα τοῦ θανάτου ὑπὲρ ἡμέραν γεννήσεως.
   (Agathon onoma huper elaion agathon, kai haʸmera tou thanatou huper haʸmeran gennaʸseōs. )

BrTrA good name is better than good oil; and the day of death than the day of birth.

ULTBetter is a good name than fine oil
 ⇔ and the day of death is better than the day of his birth.

USTIt is better that other people honor us than to have fine perfume.
 ⇔ The day that we die is better than the day that we are born.

BSB A good name is better than fine perfume,
 ⇔  and one’s day of death [is better] than his day of birth.

MSB (Same as above)


OEBA fair name is better than precious ointment,
 ⇔ And the day of death the day of one’s birth.

WEBBEA good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one’s birth.

WMBB (Same as above)

NETA good reputation is better than precious perfume;
 ⇔ likewise, the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth.

LSVBetter [is] a name than good perfume,
And the day of death than the day of birth.

FBVA good reputation is better than expensive perfume, and the day you die is better than the day you were born.

T4THaving a good reputation [MTY] is better than fine perfume,
 ⇔ and the day that we die is better than the day that we are born.

LEBNo LEB ECC book available

BBEA good name is better than oil of great price, and the day of death than the day of birth.

MoffNo Moff ECC book available

JPSA good name is better than precious oil; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

ASVA good name is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than the day of one’s birth.

DRAWhat needeth a man to seek things that are above him, whereas he knoweth not what is profitable for him in his life, in all the days of his pilgrimage, and the time that passeth like a shadow? Or who can tell him what shall be after him under the sun?

YLTBetter [is] a name than good perfume, And the day of death than the day of birth.

DrbyA [good] name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

RVA good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.

SLTA good name is above good oil, and the day of death above the day of birth.

WbstrA good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

KJB-1769A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.

KJB-1611¶ A Good name is better then precious ointment: and the day of death, then the day of ones birth.

BshpsNo Bshps ECC book available

GnvaSurely there be many things that increase vanitie: and what auaileth it man?
   (Surely there be many things that increase vanity: and what availeth/avails it man? )

CvdlNo Cvdl ECC book available

WyclNo Wycl ECC book available

LuthNo Luth ECC book available

ClVg[Quid necesse est homini majora se quærere, cum ignoret quid conducat sibi in vita sua, numero dierum peregrinationis suæ, et tempore quod velut umbra præterit? aut quis ei poterit indicare quod post eum futurum sub sole sit?
   ([What necessary it_is to_man bigger himself to_seek/search_for, when/with ignore what hire to_himself in/into/on life his_own, number days of_pilgrimage his_own, and at_the_time that like/as shadow passed? or who/any to_him will_be_able to_indicidate that after him future under the_sun let_it_be? )

RP-GNTNo RP-GNT ECC book available


HAPHebrew accents and phrasing: See Allan Johnson's Hebrew accents and phrasing analysis.

TSNTyndale Study Notes:

7:1 The effort to pursue luxuries such as costly perfume is better spent seeking a good reputation for wisdom and righteousness (Prov 22:1; 28:6).
• the day you die is better than the day you are born: There is a sense of relief when the troubles of life are over. The difficulties of life can make one look forward to the peace of death (Eccl 1:18; 2:22; 4:2-3; 12:1).


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) A good name

(Some words not found in UHB: good name_of than,ointment good and,day_of the,death than,day_of birth,one's )

Here a person’s “name” is used to represent their reputation. Alternate translation: “A good reputation”

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