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Ecclesiastes 7:6-8
Common English Bible
Ecclesiastes 7:6-8
Common English Bible
6 because the fool’s merriment
is like nettles crackling under a kettle.
That too is pointless.
7 Oppression turns the wise into fools;
a bribe corrupts the heart.
8 The end of something is better than its beginning.
Patience is better than arrogance.
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