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Ecclesiastes 7:8

PatienceHumilityPride

6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

7 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

10 Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.

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BSB
The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.
KJV
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
WEB
Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
ASV
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; [and] the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
DARBY
Better is the end of a thing than its beginning; better is a patient spirit than a proud spirit.
BLB
Better the end of a thing than its beginning; better one long of spirit than one high of spirit.
ÅB
Bedre er enden på en ting enn begynnelsen, bedre å være tålmodig enn overmodig.
OTB
Avslutningen på en sak er bedre enn begynnelsen, og tålmodighet er bedre enn stolthet.
B1930
Bedre er enden på en ting enn begynnelsen, bedre å være tålmodig enn overmodig.

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