Ecclesiastes 7:1 in the King James Version
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
Context
1 A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better 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 should take this to heart.