Ecclesiastes 7:7-10 in English

⁷ Surely extortion maketh the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroyeth the understanding.

⁸ Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

⁹ Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

¹⁰ Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

⁷ For oppression makes a wise man mad, and destroys his noble heart.

⁸ The end of a matter is better than the beginning thereof: the patient is better than the high-minded.

⁹ Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger will rest in the bosom of fools.

¹⁰ Say not, What has happened, that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire in wisdom concerning this.

⁷ Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

⁸ Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

⁹ Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

¹⁰ Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.

⁷ Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

⁸ Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

⁹ Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

¹⁰ Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.

⁷ As the sound of thorns under a caldron, so is the laughter of fools: this is also vanity.

⁸ for oppression makes a wise man mad, and destroys his noble heart.

⁹ The end of a matter is better than the beginning thereof: the patient is better than the high-minded.

¹⁰ Be not hasty in your spirit to be angry: for anger will rest in the bosom of fools.

⁷ Surely extortion maketh a wise man foolish; and a gift destroyeth the understanding.

⁸ Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

⁹ Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

¹⁰ Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

⁷ When wise people say to others, “You must pay me a lot of money for me to protect you,” that causes those wise people to become foolish, and accepting bribes causes people to become unable to do what is fair/just.

⁸ Finishing something is better than starting something, and being patient is better than being proud.

⁹ Do not quickly ◄lose your temper/react to things angrily►, because it is foolish people SYN who become very angry.

¹⁰ Do not say, “Things were a lot better RHQ previously,” because it is people who are not wise who say that.

⁷ As the sound of thorns under a cauldron, so is the laughter of fools: this is also vanity.

⁸ for oppression makes a wise man mad, and destroys his noble heart.

⁹ The end of a matter is better than the beginning thereof: the patient is better than the high-minded.

¹⁰ Be not hasty in your spirit to be angry: for anger will rest in the bosom of fools.

⁷ Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.

⁸ Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

⁹ Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

¹⁰ Don’t say, “Why were the former days better than these?” For you do not ask wisely about this.

⁷ Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.

⁸ Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

⁹ Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

¹⁰ Don’t say, “Why were the former days better than these?” For you do not ask wisely about this.

⁷ Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.

⁸ Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

⁹ Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

¹⁰ Don’t say, “Why were the former days better than these?” For you do not ask wisely about this.

⁷ The wise are troubled by the ways of the cruel, and the giving of money is the destruction of the heart.

⁸ The end of a thing is better than its start, and a gentle spirit is better than pride.

⁹ Be not quick to let your spirit be angry; because wrath is in the heart of the foolish.

¹⁰ Say not, Why were the days which have gone by better than these? Such a question comes not from wisdom.

⁷ Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad, and a gift destroyeth the heart.

⁸ Better is the end of a thing than its beginning; better is a patient spirit than a proud spirit.

⁹ Be not hasty in thy spirit to be vexed; for vexation resteth in the bosom of fools.

¹⁰ Say not, How is it that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

⁷ For as the crackling of thorns burning under a pot, so is the laughter of a fool: now this also is vanity.

⁸ Oppression troubleth the wise, and shall destroy the strength of his heart.

⁹ Better is the end of a speech than the beginning. Better is the patient man than the presumptuous.

¹⁰ Be not quickly angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of a fool.

⁷ Extorting money from others makes wise people into fools, and accepting bribes corrupts the mind.

⁸ Completing something is better than starting it. Being patient is better than being proud.

⁹ Don't be quick to get angry, for anger controls the minds of fools.

¹⁰ Don't ask, “Why were the good old days better than now?” Asking such questions shows you are not wise.

⁷ Better it is to heare ye rebuke of a wise man, then that a man should heare the song of fooles.

⁸ For like ye noyse of the thornes vnder the pot, so is the laughter of the foole: this also is vanitie.

⁹ Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad: and the rewarde destroyeth the heart.

¹⁰ The ende of a thing is better then the beginning thereof, and the pacient in spirit is better then the proude in spirit.

⁷ Surely oppression turneth a wise man into a fool; and a gift destroyeth the understanding.

⁸ Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

⁹ Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

¹⁰ Say not thou: 'How was it that the former days were better than these?' for it is not out of wisdom that thou inquirest concerning this.

⁷ Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

⁸ Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

⁹ Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

¹⁰ Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

⁷ For exercising oppression maketh a wise man mad; and bribery corrupteth the heart.

⁸ Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: better is the patient in spirit than the proud in spirit.

⁹ Be not rash in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in bosom of fools.

¹⁰ Thou must not say, How was it that the former days were better than these? for it is not out of wisdom that thou askest concerning this.

⁷ For oppression makes a wise man mad, And destroys his noble heart.

⁸ The end of a matter is better than the beginning thereof: The patient is better than the high-minded.

⁹ Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: For anger will rest in the bosom of fools.

¹⁰ Say not, What has happened, That the former days were better than these? For thou dost not inquire in wisdom concerning this.

⁷ Surely the gain of oppression maketh a wise man foolish, and a gift corrupteth the understanding.

⁸ Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. Better is the patient in spirit than the proud in spirit.

⁹ Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

¹⁰ Say not, “What is the cause that the former days were better than these?” For thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

⁷ Extortion certainly makes a wise man foolish, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

⁸ Better is the end of a matter than the beginning; and the people patient in spirit are better than the proud in spirit.

⁹ Do not be quick to anger in your spirit, for anger resides in the hearts of fools.

¹⁰ Do not say, “Why were the days of old better than these?” For it is not because of wisdom that you ask this question.

⁷ Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.

⁸ Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

⁹ Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

¹⁰ Don’t say, “Why were the former days better than these?” For you do not ask wisely about this.

⁷ Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.

⁸ Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

⁹ Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

¹⁰ Don’t say, “Why were the former days better than these?” For you do not ask wisely about this.

⁷ Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.

⁸ Better is the end of a thing than its beginning: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

⁹ Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

¹⁰ Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.

⁷ Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.

⁸ Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

⁹ Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

¹⁰ Don’t say, “Why were the former days better than these?” For you do not ask wisely about this.

⁷ Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.

⁸ Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

⁹ Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

¹⁰ Don’t say, “Why were the former days better than these?” For you do not ask wisely about this.

⁷ False challenge troubleth a wise man, and it shall lose the strength of his heart.

⁸ Forsooth the end of prayer is better than the beginning. A patient man is better than a proud man.

⁹ Be thou not swift to be wroth; for ire resteth in the bosom of a fool.

¹⁰ Say thou not, What guessest thou is the cause, that the former times were better than be now? for why such asking is fond or foolish.

⁷ False challenge troubleth a wise man, and it shall lose the strength of his heart. (Untrue words, that is, lies and slander, trouble a wise person, and they shall destroy the strength of his heart, that is, his resolve or his determination.)

⁸ Forsooth the end of prayer is better than the beginning. A patient man is better than a proud man.

⁹ Be thou not swift to be wroth; for ire resteth in the bosom of a fool. (Do not thou be quick to get angry; for anger lieth in the heart of a fool.)

¹⁰ Say thou not, What guessest thou is the cause, that the former times were better than be now? for why such asking is fond (or for such questioning is foolish).

⁷ Surely oppression maketh the wise mad, And a gift destroyeth the heart.

⁸ Better is the latter end of a thing than its beginning, Better is the patient of spirit, than the haughty of spirit.

⁹ Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, For anger in the bosom of fools resteth.

¹⁰ Say not thou, 'What was it, That the former days were better than these?' For thou hast not asked wisely of this.