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Ecclesiastes 7:5-7
English Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 7:5-7
English Standard Version
5 It is (A)better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise
than to hear the song of fools.
6 (B)For as the crackling of (C)thorns under a pot,
so is the laughter of the fools;
this also is vanity.[a]
7 Surely (D)oppression drives the wise into madness,
and (E)a bribe corrupts the heart.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 7:6 The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (see note on 1:2)
Ecclesiastes 7:5-7
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 7:5-7
New International Version
5 It is better to heed the rebuke(A) of a wise person
than to listen to the song of fools.
6 Like the crackling of thorns(B) under the pot,
so is the laughter(C) of fools.
This too is meaningless.
7 Extortion turns a wise person into a fool,
and a bribe(D) corrupts the heart.
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