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Ecclesiastes 7:8-10
1599 Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:8-10
1599 Geneva Bible
8 For like the noise of the [a]thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
9 Surely oppression maketh a wise man [b]mad: and the reward destroyeth the heart.
10 The [c]end of a thing is better than the beginning thereof, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
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- Ecclesiastes 7:8 Which crackle for a while and profit nothing.
- Ecclesiastes 7:9 A man that is esteemed wise, when he falleth to oppression, becometh like a beast.
- Ecclesiastes 7:10 He noteth their lightness which enterprise a thing and suddenly leave it off again.
Ecclesiastes 7:8-10
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 7:8-10
New International Version
8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning,
and patience(A) is better than pride.
9 Do not be quickly provoked(B) in your spirit,
for anger resides in the lap of fools.(C)
10 Do not say, “Why were the old days(D) better than these?”
For it is not wise to ask such questions.
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