YLT
KJV
2. [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.
ASV
2. 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.
ESV
2. 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.
ERVEN
2. It is even better to go to a funeral than to a party, because everyone must die, and the living need to remember this.
NLT
2. Better to spend your time at funerals than at parties. After all, everyone dies-- so the living should take this to heart.
WEB
2. 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.
NET
2. 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.
NLV
2. It is better to go to a house of sorrow than to go to a house of much eating. For this is the end of all men, and the living takes it to heart.
HCSB
2. 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.
LITV
2. It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting; for it is the end of every man; and the living will lay it to his heart.
RV
2. 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.
NCV
2. It is better to go to a funeral than to a party. We all must die, and everyone living should think about this.
MKJV
2. 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.
AKJV
2. 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.
LXXEN
2. A good name is better than good oil; and the day of death than the day of birth.
KJV
2. [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.
AMP
2. 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 heart.
KJVP
2. [ It ] [ is ] better H2896 AMS to go H1980 L-VQFC to H413 PREP the house H1004 of mourning H60 , than to go H1980 to H413 PREP the house H1004 CMS of feasting H4960 NMS : for H834 B-RPRO that H1931 PPRO-3MS [ is ] the end H5490 of all H3605 NMS men H120 D-NMS ; and the living H2416 will lay H5414 VHFA [ it ] to H413 PREP his heart H3820 CMS-3MS .
YLT
2. 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.
ASV
2. 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.
WEB
2. 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.
NASB
2. It is better to go to the house of mourning than to the house of feasting, For that is the end of every man, and the living should take it to heart.
ESV
2. 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.
RV
2. 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.
RSV
2. 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 men, and the living will lay it to heart.
NKJV
2. 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.
MKJV
2. 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.
AKJV
2. 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.
NRSV
2. It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting; for this is the end of everyone, and the living will lay it to heart.
NIV
2. It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of every man; the living should take this to heart.
NIRV
2. So it's better to go where people are sobbing than to go where people are having a good time. Everyone will die someday. Those who are still living should really think about that.
NLT
2. Better to spend your time at funerals than at parties. After all, everyone dies-- so the living should take this to heart.
MSG
2. You learn more at a funeral than at a feast-- After all, that's where we'll end up. We might discover something from it.
GNB
2. It is better to go to a home where there is mourning than to one where there is a party, because the living should always remind themselves that death is waiting for us all.
NET
2. 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.
ERVEN
2. It is even better to go to a funeral than to a party, because everyone must die, and the living need to remember this.