Eclesiastes 7
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Eclesiastes 7:1
If the death by which the righteous die with Christ is praiseworthy because it separates the soul from evil and ignorance, then such a death is the opposite of the birth that unites the soul with evil and ignorance. Therefore, such a death is much more honorable than such a birth. — SCHOLIA ON ECCLESIASTES 54:7.1
Eclesiastes 7:2
The final end of human beings is a state of blessedness. If the Lord in the Gospel calls those who mourn "blessed"—"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted"—then Solomon quite rightly calls mourning the end of every human being, because those who live in that state of mourning are filled with an abundance of spiritual blessings. — SCHOLIA ON ECCLESIASTES 55:7.2