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 take it to heart.

往遭丧的家去，强如往宴乐的家去；因为死是众人的结局，活人也必将这事放在心上。

往丧家去，强如往宴乐的家，因为死是众人的结局，活人必将这事放在心上。

往丧家去，强如往宴乐的家，因为死是众人的结局，活人必将这事放在心上。

探望丧家胜过参加宴席，因为死亡是每个人的结局，活着的人要把这事铭记在心。

往服丧之家，比往宴乐之家还好，因为死是人人的结局，活人要把这事放在心上。

前往哀悼之家好过前往宴乐之家，因为死亡是所有人的终局，活着的人必将这事放在心上。

往遭喪的家去，強如往宴樂的家去；因為死是眾人的結局，活人也必將這事放在心上。

往喪家去，強如往宴樂的家，因為死是眾人的結局，活人必將這事放在心上。

往喪家去，強如往宴樂的家，因為死是眾人的結局，活人必將這事放在心上。

探望喪家勝過參加宴席，因為死亡是每個人的結局，活著的人要把這事銘記在心。

往服喪之家，比往宴樂之家還好，因為死是人人的結局，活人要把這事放在心上。

往有喪事的家去，比往宴飲的家去好；因為死是一切人的終局；活人必須將這事放在心上。

前往哀悼之家好過前往宴樂之家，因為死亡是所有人的終局，活著的人必將這事放在心上。

入居喪之家、愈於入筵宴之家、蓋死為眾人之終、生者必心藏之、

詣筵宴之家、不如入哭泣之室、在彼見人之終、生者當深思焉。

往憂喪之家、愈於往宴樂之家、在憂喪之家、見人之終、生者可以自悟、生者可以自悟原文作生者可置之於心

It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of everyone; the living should take this to heart.

So it’s better to go where people are mourning than to go where people are having a good time. Everyone will die someday. Those who are still living should really think about that.

It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for this is the end of all mankind, and the living will lay it to heart.

Better to spend your time at funerals than at parties. After all, everyone dies— so the living should take this to heart.

It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, since that is the end of all mankind, and the living should take it to heart.

It is better to go to a house of mourning Than to go to a house of feasting, Because that is the end of every person, And the living takes it to heart.

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 better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, since that is the end of all mankind, and the living should take it to heart.

[ 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 better to go to a funeral than a feast. For death is the destiny of every person, and the living should take this to heart.

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.

So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom.

and He said to them:“ Set your hearts on all the words which I testify among you today, which you shall command your children to be careful to observe— all the words of this law.

Oh, that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would consider their latter end!

If you will not hear, And if you will not take it to heart, To give glory to My name,” Says the Lord of hosts,“ I will send a curse upon you, And I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have cursed them already, Because you do not take it to heart.

Now therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts:“ Consider your ways!

When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said,“ Perhaps Joseph will hate us, and may actually repay us for all the evil which we did to him.”So they sent messengers to Joseph, saying,“ Before your father died he commanded, saying,‘ Thus you shall say to Joseph:“ I beg you, please forgive the trespass of your brothers and their sin; for they did evil to you.”’ Now, please, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of your father.” And Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

“ Who can count the dust of Jacob, Or number one-fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, And let my end be like his!”

And in that day the Lord GOD of hosts Called for weeping and for mourning, For baldness and for girding with sackcloth.But instead, joy and gladness, Slaying oxen and killing sheep, Eating meat and drinking wine:“ Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”Then it was revealed in my hearing by the Lord of hosts,“ Surely for this iniquity there will be no atonement for you, Even to your death,” says the Lord GOD of hosts.

Woe to you who put far off the day of doom, Who cause the seat of violence to come near;Who lie on beds of ivory, Stretch out on your couches, Eat lambs from the flock And calves from the midst of the stall;Who sing idly to the sound of stringed instruments, And invent for yourselves musical instruments like David;Who drink wine from bowls, And anoint yourselves with the best ointments, But are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.

Woe to those who rise early in the morning, That they may follow intoxicating drink; Who continue until night, till wine inflames them!The harp and the strings, The tambourine and flute, And wine are in their feasts; But they do not regard the work of the Lord, Nor consider the operation of His hands.

Now it came to pass after these things that Joseph was told,“ Indeed your father is sick”; and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.And Jacob was told,“ Look, your son Joseph is coming to you”; and Israel strengthened himself and sat up on the bed.Then Jacob said to Joseph:“ God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan and blessed me,and said to me,‘ Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make of you a multitude of people, and give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’And now your two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.Your offspring whom you beget after them shall be yours; they will be called by the name of their brothers in their inheritance.But as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died beside me in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was but a little distance to go to Ephrath; and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath( that is, Bethlehem).”Then Israel saw Joseph’s sons, and said,“ Who are these?”Joseph said to his father,“ They are my sons, whom God has given me in this place.” And he said,“ Please bring them to me, and I will bless them.”Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, so that he could not see. Then Joseph brought them near him, and he kissed them and embraced them.And Israel said to Joseph,“ I had not thought to see your face; but in fact, God has also shown me your offspring!”So Joseph brought them from beside his knees, and he bowed down with his face to the earth.And Joseph took them both, Ephraim with his right hand toward Israel’s left hand, and Manasseh with his left hand toward Israel’s right hand, and brought them near him.Then Israel stretched out his right hand and laid it on Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands knowingly, for Manasseh was the firstborn.And he blessed Joseph, and said:“ God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, The God who has fed me all my life long to this day,The Angel who has redeemed me from all evil, Bless the lads; Let my name be named upon them, And the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; And let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”Now when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand on the head of Ephraim, it displeased him; so he took hold of his father’s hand to remove it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s head.And Joseph said to his father,“ Not so, my father, for this one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”But his father refused and said,“ I know, my son, I know. He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great; but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his descendants shall become a multitude of nations.”So he blessed them that day, saying,“ By you Israel will bless, saying,‘ May God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh!’” And thus he set Ephraim before Manasseh.Then Israel said to Joseph,“ Behold, I am dying, but God will be with you and bring you back to the land of your fathers.Moreover I have given to you one portion above your brothers, which I took from the hand of the Amorite with my sword and my bow.”

And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,

“ Gather together and hear, you sons of Jacob, And listen to Israel your father.“ Reuben, you are my firstborn, My might and the beginning of my strength, The excellency of dignity and the excellency of power.Unstable as water, you shall not excel, Because you went up to your father’s bed; Then you defiled it— He went up to my couch.“ Simeon and Levi are brothers; Instruments of cruelty are in their dwelling place.Let not my soul enter their council; Let not my honor be united to their assembly; For in their anger they slew a man, And in their self-will they hamstrung an ox.Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce; And their wrath, for it is cruel! I will divide them in Jacob And scatter them in Israel.“ Judah, you are he whom your brothers shall praise; Your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; Your father’s children shall bow down before you.Judah is a lion’s whelp; From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He bows down, he lies down as a lion; And as a lion, who shall rouse him?The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor a lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes; And to Him shall be the obedience of the people.Binding his donkey to the vine, And his donkey’s colt to the choice vine, He washed his garments in wine, And his clothes in the blood of grapes.His eyes are darker than wine, And his teeth whiter than milk.“ Zebulun shall dwell by the haven of the sea; He shall become a haven for ships, And his border shall adjoin Sidon.“ Issachar is a strong donkey, Lying down between two burdens;He saw that rest was good, And that the land was pleasant; He bowed his shoulder to bear a burden, And became a band of slaves.“ Dan shall judge his people As one of the tribes of Israel.Dan shall be a serpent by the way, A viper by the path, That bites the horse’s heels So that its rider shall fall backward.I have waited for your salvation, O Lord!“ Gad, a troop shall tramp upon him, But he shall triumph at last.“ Bread from Asher shall be rich, And he shall yield royal dainties.“ Naphtali is a deer let loose; He uses beautiful words.“ Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a well; His branches run over the wall.The archers have bitterly grieved him, Shot at him and hated him.But his bow remained in strength, And the arms of his hands were made strong By the hands of the Mighty God of Jacob( From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel),By the God of your father who will help you, And by the Almighty who will bless you With blessings of heaven above, Blessings of the deep that lies beneath, Blessings of the breasts and of the womb.The blessings of your father Have excelled the blessings of my ancestors, Up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills. They shall be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers.“ Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; In the morning he shall devour the prey, And at night he shall divide the spoil.”All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father spoke to them. And he blessed them; he blessed each one according to his own blessing.Then he charged them and said to them:“ I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite as a possession for a burial place.There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife, there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife, and there I buried Leah.The field and the cave that is there were purchased from the sons of Heth.”And when Jacob had finished commanding his sons, he drew his feet up into the bed and breathed his last, and was gathered to his people.

whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame— who set their mind on earthly things.

For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles— when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.In regard to these, they think it strange that you do not run with them in the same flood of dissipation, speaking evil of you.

But when Herod’s birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod.Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.So she, having been prompted by her mother, said,“ Give me John the Baptist’s head here on a platter.”And the king was sorry; nevertheless, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he commanded it to be given to her.So he sent and had John beheaded in prison.And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.Then his disciples came and took away the body and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

And his sons would go and feast in their houses, each on his appointed day, and would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.So it was, when the days of feasting had run their course, that Job would send and sanctify them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said,“ It may be that my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” Thus Job did regularly.

What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.

Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.

And you said,‘ I shall be a lady forever,’ So that you did not take these things to heart, Nor remember the latter end of them.