Ecclesiastes 7:8 KJV

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

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In context

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

8 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.

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In other translations

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

Ni heri mwisho wa jambo kuliko mwanzo; na watu wenye uvumilivu ni bora kuliko wenye majivuno rohoni.

Enkomerero y’ekintu esinga entandikwa yaakyo, n’omugumiikiriza asinga ow’amalala.

Suka ya likambo ezali malamu koleka ebandeli ya likambo ; kokanga motema ezali malamu koleka lolendo.

Mieux vaut la fin d’ une chose que son commencement; mieux vaut un esprit patient qu’ un esprit hautain.

Mejor es el fin del negocio que su principio: mejor es el sufrido de espíritu que el altivo de espíritu.

Das Ende eines Dinges ist besser denn sein Anfang. Ein geduldiger Geist ist besser denn ein hoher Geist.

Melhor é o fim de uma coisa do que o seu começo. O paciente de espírito é melhor do que o orgulhoso de espírito.

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