7For exercising oppression maketh a wise man mad; and bribery corrupteth the heart.
8Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: better is the patient in spirit than the proud in spirit.
9Be not rash in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in bosom of fools.
10Thou 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.