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Ecclesiastes 7:8
Hebrew
Masoretic Text 1524
טוב אחרית דבר מראשׁיתו טוב ארך רוח מגבה רוח׃
Spanish
Reina Valera 1909
Mejor es el fin del negocio que su principio: mejor es el sufrido de espíritu que el altivo de espíritu.
English
King James Bible 1769
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
King James Bible 1611
Better is the ende of a thing then the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better then the proude in spirit.
Green's Literal Translation 1993
Better is the end of a thing than its beginning; the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Julia E. Smith Translation 1876
Good the last of a word above its beginning: good slowness of spirit above pride of spirit
Young's Literal Translation 1862
Better `is' the latter end of a thing than its beginning, Better `is' the patient of spirit, than the haughty of spirit.
Revised Young's Literal NT 2000
Webster's Bible 1833
Better is the end of a thing than its beginning: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Bishops Bible 1568
Better is it to consider the ende of a thing then the beginning: The pacient of spirite, is better then the hye minded
Geneva Bible 1560/1599
For like ye noyse of the thornes vnder the pot, so is the laughter of the foole: this also is vanitie.
The Great Bible 1539
Better it is to consydre, the ende of a thinge then the begynnynge. The pacient of sprete is better then the hye mynded.
Matthew's Bible 1537
The ende of a thyng is better then the begynnynge. The pacient of spirite is better then the hye mynded.
Coverdale Bible 1535
The ende of a thinge is better then the begynnynge. The pacient of sprete is better then the hie mynded.
Wycliffe Bible 1382
Fals chalenge disturblith a wijs man, and it schal leese the strengthe of his herte.
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