A good name
shem (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
is better
towb (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
than precious
towb (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
ointment
shemen (sheh'-men)
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness -- anointing, fat (things), fruitful, oil(-ed), ointment, olive, + pine.
and the day
yowm (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
of death
maveth (maw'-veth)
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin -- (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).
than the day
yowm (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
of one's birth
yalad (yaw-lad')
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
