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" 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. "
The whole works of Joseph Butler - Page 57
by Joseph Butler (bp. of Durham.) - 1838
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Doubt: A History: The Great Doubters and Their Legacy of Innovation from ...

Jennifer Hecht - Religion - 2010 - 578 pages
...thoughts. He says the day of one's death should be thought of as better than the day of one's birth; that 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. Sorrow is better than laughter:...
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The Preacher Sought to Find Pleasing Words: A Study of the Language ..., Part 2

Antoon Schoors - Bible - 1992 - 586 pages
...It occurs here in the expression nnitfa rra, the opposite of which is -rra VaN: "It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting" (RSV; cf. p. 289). 5.140 njna, "gift, bribe": Qoh 7,7175. 1 addressed this verse on p. 89 and in vol....
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Genesis: Beginning and Blessing

R. Kent Hughes - Religion - 2004 - 706 pages
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Freemason Burial Services With General Instructions: Service In The Lodge ...

Robert MacOy - Social Science - 2004 - 48 pages
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Coping: A Biblical Approach

Steven Lloyd - 2004 - 189 pages
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The Writings of Gregory Thaumaturgus, Dionysius of Alexandria and Archelaus ...

Alexander Roberts, James Donaldson - Religion - 2004 - 612 pages
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The Promise at the Sea

Vitali Ianko - Fiction - 2004 - 312 pages
...0-533-14870-7 Library of Congress Catalog Card No.: 2004090944 098765432 To Gregory and Hayk It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting. .... the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten....
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Critical Essays: Philosophical, Theological and Scientific

Nicholas Churchich - Philosophy - 2005 - 540 pages
...not a universally accepted principle. In support of compassion and sorrow he quotes Solomon's belief that 'it is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting'.34 The feeling of grief is most agonizing for those who live in solitude. Many people overlook...
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The Modern Art of Dying: A History of Euthanasia in the United States

Shai J. Lavi - Social Science - 2009 - 239 pages
...make it visible, we may seek solace and hope in the wise words of an ancient king: "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."11 <*> APPENDIX Mercy Killing:...
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Better Off Born Dead: The Christian Compliancy Theory

Floyd Braggs - Religion - 2005 - 242 pages
...better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one 's birth. 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. 3 Sorrow is better than laughter:...
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