3. It's terribly unfair for the same thing to happen to each of us. We are mean and foolish while we live, and then we die.
4. As long as we are alive, we still have hope, just as a live dog is better off than a dead lion.
5. We know that we will die, but the dead don't know a thing. Nothing good will happen to them—they are gone and forgotten.
6. Their loves, their hates, and their jealous feelings have all disappeared with them. They will never again take part in anything that happens on this earth.
7. Be happy and enjoy eating and drinking! God decided long ago that this is what you should do.
8. Dress up, comb your hair, and look your best.