Cagle Grams: Character and death are better

“A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth” (Ecclesiastes 7:1 KJV). Having a good name is the same as having good character. It’s having a good reputation. It’s being known for having integrity. Being poor with a good name is better than being rich and able to afford the expensive, precious ointment or cologne and having a bad name. Character is better than cologne. Cologne makes a person smell better, but good character makes a better person. Cologne makes a place smell better, but good character makes the place better. Dying is better than living. Solomon praised the dead more than the living because they had been free