Verse 1
It is better to end life with a good reputation than to begin it auspiciously but then ruin it through folly. This emphasis on the importance of living wisely continues through the rest of the book (cf. Ecclesiastes 2:26; Ecclesiastes 11:9; Ecclesiastes 12:14). The mother rubbed the "good ointment" on her baby and supposedly got it off to a good start in life by doing so.
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