Ecclesiastes · Ecclesiastes 7
Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
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The verses immediately either side, within Ecclesiastes 7.
Before
7Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.
Ecclesiastes 7:8
Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
After
9Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
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