7:2a It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting,

There is more benefit to going to a funeral, than going to a feast,
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Better to spend your time at funerals than at parties. (New Living Translation (2004))

7:2b since death is the end of every man, and the living should take this to heart.

because everyone will die. Therefore everyone should think about death.
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For you are going to die, and it is a good thing to think about it while there is still time. (TLB)

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