Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleIt is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living should take this to heart. Young's Literal Translation 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. King James Bible [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. Hebrew It is betterט֞וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good to enter לָלֶ֣כֶת (lā·le·ḵeṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk a house בֵּֽית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of mourning אֵ֗בֶל (’ê·ḇel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 60: Lamentation than מִלֶּ֙כֶת֙ (mil·le·ḵeṯ) Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk a house בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of feasting, מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה (miš·teh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4960: Drink, drinking, a banquet, feast since בַּאֲשֶׁ֕ר (ba·’ă·šer) Preposition-b | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that [death] ה֖וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are [is] the end ס֣וֹף (sō·wp̄) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5490: A termination of every כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every man, הָאָדָ֑ם (hā·’ā·ḏām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being and the living וְהַחַ֖י (wə·ha·ḥay) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life should take [this] יִתֵּ֥ן (yit·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to heart. לִבּֽוֹ׃ (lib·bōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre |