English Standard Version
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 mankind, and the living will lay it to heart.New International Version
It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of every man; the living should take this to heart.Catholic Public Domain Version
It is better to go to a house of mourning, than to a house of feasting. For in the former, we are admonished about the end of all things, so that the living consider what may be in the future