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Ecclesiastes 7:8
New English Translation
Ecclesiastes 7:8
New English Translation
8 The end of a matter[a] is better than its beginning;
likewise, patience[b] is better than pride.[c]
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 7:8 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).
- Ecclesiastes 7:8 tn Heb “the patient of spirit.”
- Ecclesiastes 7:8 tn Heb “the proud of spirit.”
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