Ecclesiastes 7:8-10

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

⁸ Better is the end of a thing than the beginning of it, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

⁹ Do not be quick in spirit to be angry or vexed, for anger and vexation lodge in the bosom of fools.^(A)

¹⁰ Do not say, Why were the old days better than these? For it is not wise or because of wisdom that you ask this.