Ecclesiastes 7:2 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
It is better to go to the house of weeping, than to go to the house of feasting; because that is the end of every man, and the living will take it to their hearts.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting: in that that is the end of all men, and the living taketh it to heart.
World English Bible (WEB)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Better to go unto a house of mourning, Than to go unto a house of banqueting, For that is the end of all men, And the living layeth `it' unto his heart.
| It it is | ט֞וֹב | ṭôb | tove |
| is better | לָלֶ֣כֶת | lāleket | la-LEH-het |
| to | אֶל | ʾel | el |
| go to | בֵּֽית | bêt | bate |
| the house | אֵ֗בֶל | ʾēbel | A-vel |
| mourning, of to | מִלֶּ֙כֶת֙ | milleket | mee-LEH-HET |
| go | אֶל | ʾel | el |
| than to | בֵּ֣ית | bêt | bate |
| the house | מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה | mište | meesh-TEH |
| feasting: | בַּאֲשֶׁ֕ר | baʾăšer | ba-uh-SHER |
| of | ה֖וּא | hûʾ | hoo |
| for that the | ס֣וֹף | sôp | sofe |
| end all | כָּל | kāl | kahl |
| of | הָאָדָ֑ם | hāʾādām | ha-ah-DAHM |
| men; living the | וְהַחַ֖י | wĕhaḥay | veh-ha-HAI |
| and will | יִתֵּ֥ן | yittēn | yee-TANE |
| lay to | אֶל | ʾel | el |
| his heart. | לִבּֽוֹ׃ | libbô | lee-boh |