Ecclesiastes 7:6-8
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
6 It is better to be rebuked by a wise man, than to be deceived by the flattery of fools.
7 For as the crackling of thorns burning under a pot, so is the laughter of a fool: now this also is vanity.
8 Oppression troubleth the wise, and shall destroy the strength of his heart.
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Ecclesiastes 7:6-8
New King James Version
6 (A)For like the [a]crackling of thorns under a pot,
So is the laughter of the fool.
This also is vanity.
7 Surely oppression destroys a wise man’s reason,
(B)And a bribe [b]debases the heart.
8 The end of a thing is better than its beginning;
(C)The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 7:6 Lit. sound
- Ecclesiastes 7:7 destroys
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