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Ecclesiastes 7:7-9
New Catholic Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:7-9
New Catholic Bible
7 Oppression can make a wise man foolish
and a bribe corrupts the heart.
The Refuge of Wisdom[a]
8 Better is the end of anything than its beginning;
better are the patient in spirit than the proud in spirit.
9 Do not become easily angered,
for anger lodges in the heart of fools.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 7:8 Wisdom is a refuge for human beings. The present moment is God’s gift to humans; by living it correctly we get closer to God (see Rom 8:28-29).
