Ecclesiastes 7:8-10

New International Reader's Version

⁸ The end of a matter is better than its beginning.
    So it’s better to be patient than proud.
⁹ Don’t become angry quickly.
    Anger lives in the hearts of foolish people.

¹⁰ Don’t say, “Why were things better in the good old days?”
    It isn’t wise to ask that kind of question.