A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth.

名誉强如美好的膏油；人死的日子胜过人生的日子。

名誉强如美好的膏油，人死去的日子胜过他出生的日子。

名誉强如美好的膏油，人死去的日子胜过他出生的日子。

美好的名声胜过珍贵的膏油，人死之日胜过出生之时。

美名优于美好的膏油，死亡的日子胜过诞生的日子。

美好的名声胜过美好的膏油，死亡的日子胜过出生的日子。

名譽強如美好的膏油；人死的日子勝過人生的日子。

名譽強如美好的膏油，人死去的日子勝過他出生的日子。

名譽強如美好的膏油，人死去的日子勝過他出生的日子。

美好的名聲勝過珍貴的膏油，人死之日勝過出生之時。

美名優於美好的膏油，死亡的日子勝過誕生的日子。

好名譽強於好膏油；死的日子勝過生的日子。

美好的名聲勝過美好的膏油，死亡的日子勝過出生的日子。

令名愈於寶膏、死日愈於生日、

芬芳之品、不如令聞、初生之時、不如死日。

美名愈於實膏、死日愈於生日、

A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth.

A good name is better than fine perfume. People can learn more from mourning when someone dies than from being happy when someone is born.

A good reputation is more valuable than costly perfume. And the day you die is better than the day you are born.

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

A good name is better than good oil, And the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth.

A good name is better than precious ointment, And the day of death than the day of one’s birth;

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

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

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

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

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

A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.

And I heard a voice from heaven saying,“ Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.”“ Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit,“ that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!”

And I thought the dead who are already dead more fortunate than the living who are still alive.

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell.I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.

Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

your anointing oils are fragrant; your name is oil poured out; therefore virgins love you.

Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.

Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a stench; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

The righteous man perishes, and no one lays it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from calamity;he enters into peace; they rest in their beds who walk in their uprightness.

And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised,

The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and good news refreshes the bones.

Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest.

I will give in my house and within my walls a monument and a name better than sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that shall not be cut off.

For by it the people of old received their commendation.

During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him,

It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes!

How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!