Ecclesiastes 7:6-8

Good News Translation

⁶ When a fool laughs, it is like thorns crackling in a fire. It doesn't mean a thing.

⁷ You may be wise, but if you cheat someone, you are acting like a fool. If you take a bribe, you ruin your character.

⁸ The end of something is better than its beginning.

Patience is better than pride.