for oppression makes a wise man mad, and destroys his noble heart.
LXX
Ecclesiastes 7:8
The end of a matter is better than the beginning thereof: the patient is better than the high-minded.
Parallel Translations
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
For like ye noyse of the thornes vnder the pot, so is the laughter of the foole: this also is vanitie.
Cross References
Hebrews 10:36Psalms 126:5–6Proverbs 14:291 Peter 1:13James 5:11Proverbs 15:18James 5:8Luke 21:19Galatians 5:22Proverbs 16:32Luke 16:25Romans 2:7–8Proverbs 13:10Proverbs 28:251 Peter 2:20–21
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