King James Version with Apocrypha
"Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart."
— Ecclesiastes 7:7, King James Version with Apocrypha
“Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.”
“Surely extortion maketh the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroyeth the understanding. ”
“Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.”
“Human Wisdom Overturned by Adversity Surely oppression can turn a wise person into a fool; likewise, a bribe corrupts the heart.”
“For as the crackling of thorns burning under a pot, so is the laughter of a fool: now this also is vanity.”
“The wise are troubled by the ways of the cruel, and the giving of money is the destruction of the heart.”
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.