NET Bible
"Human Wisdom Overturned by Adversity Surely oppression can turn a wise person into a fool; likewise, a bribe corrupts the heart."
— Ecclesiastes 7:7, NET Bible
“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.”
“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.”
“Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.”
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking.
Frivolous Living Versus Wisdom It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wise than to listen to the song of fools.
For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This kind of folly also is useless.
Human Wisdom Overturned by Adversity Surely oppression can turn a wise person into a fool; likewise, a bribe corrupts the heart.
The end of a matter is better than its beginning; likewise, patience is better than pride.
Do not let yourself be quickly provoked, for anger resides in the lap of fools.
Do not say,“Why were the old days better than these days?” for it is not wise to ask that.