Ecclesiastes 7:7-9

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

⁷ Surely oppression makes the wise foolish,
    and a bribe corrupts the heart.
⁸ Better is the end of a thing than its beginning;
    the patient in spirit are better than the proud in spirit.
⁹ Do not be quick to anger,
    for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.