Ecclesiastes 7:7-9
English Standard Version
7 Surely (A)oppression drives the wise into madness,
and (B)a bribe corrupts the heart.
8 Better is the end of a thing than its beginning,
and (C)the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
9 (D)Be not quick in your spirit to become angry,
(E)for anger lodges in the heart[a] of fools.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 7:9 Hebrew in the bosom
Ecclesiastes 7:7-9
New International Version
7 Extortion turns a wise person into a fool,
and a bribe(A) corrupts the heart.
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