⁸ The end of a matter is better than its beginning,
    and patience^(A) is better than pride.

Who can straighten
    what he has made crooked?^(B)

¹⁴ When times are good, be happy;
    but when times are bad, consider this:
God has made the one
    as well as the other.^(A)
Therefore, no one can discover
    anything about their future.