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Ecclesiastes 7:8-10
English Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 7:8-10
English Standard Version
8 Better is the end of a thing than its beginning,
and (A)the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
9 (B)Be not quick in your spirit to become angry,
(C)for anger lodges in the heart[a] of fools.
10 Say not, “Why were the former days better than these?”
For it is not from wisdom that you ask this.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 7:9 Hebrew in the bosom
Ecclesiastes 7:8-10
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 7:8-10
New International Version
8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning,
and patience(A) is better than pride.
9 Do not be quickly provoked(B) in your spirit,
for anger resides in the lap of fools.(C)
10 Do not say, “Why were the old days(D) better than these?”
For it is not wise to ask such questions.
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