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Ecclesiastes 7:1
Clementine Vulgate · Berean Standard Bible
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 ?
A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.