...' Elessed are they that moum, for they shall be comforted."— MATTHBW, v. 4. " IT is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting." Apparentlv a very rash and inconsiderate speech ! a perfect paradox ; a contradiction almost in terms....

...of old age, sharpened by immoderate grief. " However," said we, " we will go. ' It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting.' We will go and condole with them and comfort them." It was evening when the coach, which was conveying...

...better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth. 2 f It is better to go laiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hun for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. 3 Sorrow is better than laughter:...

...precedence to the house of mourning over all other occasions, H. Since it is said, "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]" (Qoh. 7:2). T. Meg. 3:15 AR Meir...

...death is the end of all flesh and the inevitable fate of life in its bodily state: 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. (Ecclesiastes, 72) Mourning...

...brandy shippers, 8-10 Little Britain Street. 11.911 (280:30). House of mourning - "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" (Ecclesiastes 7:2). 11.911...

...the acceptance of death contains the elements of the Resurrection. 165 22 Mourning It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting. Ecclesiastes 7:2 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4 A recent Sunday's...

...tractates?" The Holy one, blessed be He, replied, "It has already been stated: '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 living will lay it to his heart'."6 2 Sefer Hasidim, par. 2, p....

...— particularly the one arguing that, because the way of all humans is death, "It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting" or, to quote the full verse from which I draw my title for this essay, "The heart of the wise is in...

...name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death, than the day of birth. It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting." An example from the Synoptic sayings attributed to Jesus is: "The sabbath was made for humankind, and...