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Louis Segond 1910
Une bonne réputation vaut mieux que le bon parfum, et le jour de la mort que le jour de la naissance.
KJV
A good name [is] better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
A good name [is] better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
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