Ecclesiastes 7:1
What nede is it to a man to seke grettere thingis than hym silf; sithen he knowith not, what schal bifalle to hym in his lijf, in the noumbre of daies of his pilgrimage, and in the tyme that passith as schadowe? ether who may schewe to hym, what thing vndur sunne schal come aftir hym?
Bible (Wycliffe)
In The King James Version
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
In Context
Cross References
Ruth 3:14Therfore sche slepte at `hise feet til to the goyng awey of nyyt, and so sche roos bifor that men knewen `hem silf togidere. And Booz seide to hir, Be thou war lest ony man knowe, that thou camest hidir.
Psalms 133:2In nyytis reise youre hondis in to hooli thingis; and blesse ye the Lord.
Proverbs 22:1Betere is a good name, than many richessis; for good grace is aboue siluer and gold.
Proverbs 27:9The herte delitith in oynement, and dyuerse odours; and a soule is maad swete bi the good counsels of a frend.
Ecclesiastes 10:1Flies `that dien, leesen the swetnesse of oynement. Litil foli at a tyme is preciousere than wisdom and glorie.
Song of Solomon 4:10My sistir spousesse, thi tetis ben ful faire; thi tetis ben feirere than wyn, and the odour of thi clothis is aboue alle swete smellynge oynementis.