Ecclesiastes 7:8

7:8 The end of a matter31 is better than its beginning;

likewise, patience32 is better than pride.33

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31	tn The term דָבָר (davar) denotes “matter; thing” here rather than “speech; word,” as the parallelism with “patience” suggests. The term was misunderstood as “speech; word” by the Vulgate (so also Douay).
32	tn Heb “the patient of spirit.”
33	tn Heb “the proud of spirit.”