Ecclesiastes 7:8⥂
KJV:
Better [is] the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: [and] the patient in spirit [is] better than the proud in spirit.
BSB:
The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.
Hebrew:
ט֛וֹב אַחֲרִ֥ית דָּבָ֖ר מֵֽרֵאשִׁית֑וֹ ט֥וֹב אֶֽרֶךְ־ ר֖וּחַ מִגְּבַהּ־ רֽוּחַ׃
Topics:
MEEKNESS • PATIENCE
LXX:
Greek Text
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| Translation | Hebrew/Aramaic | Transliteration [morphology] | Texts |
|---|---|---|---|
| [is] good | ט֛וֹב | TovHAamsa | L |
| [the] end of | אַחֲרִ֥ית | 'a.cha.RitHNcfsc | L |
| a matter | דָּבָ֖ר | da.VarHNcmsa | L |
| more than beginning its | מֵֽרֵאשִׁית֑וֹ | me.HR re.shi.THNcfsc oHSp3ms | L |
| [is] good | ט֥וֹב | TovHAamsa | L |
| a [person] patient of | אֶֽרֶךְ־ | 'e.rekh-HAamsc | L |
| spirit | ר֖וּחַ | Ru.achHNcfsa | L |
| more than a [person] proud of | מִגְּבַהּ־ | mi.HR ge.vah-HAamsc | L |
| spirit | רֽוּחַ׃ | Ru.achHNcfsa | L |
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