A good reputation ¹  is better ²  than precious ³  perfume; ⁴  likewise, ⁵  the day of one’s ⁶  death ⁷  is better than the day of one’s birth. ⁸ 

A time to be born, ¹  and a time to die; ²  a time to plant, and a time to uproot what was planted;

For he came out of prison ¹  to become king, even though he had been born poor in what would become his ²  kingdom.

Then that wealth was lost through bad luck; ¹  although he fathered a son, he has nothing left to give him. ² 

Even if a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years – even if he lives a long, long time, ¹  but cannot enjoy his prosperity – even if he were to live forever ²  – I would say, “A stillborn child ³  is better off than he is!” ⁴