American Standard Version
"Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. "
— Ecclesiastes 7:9, American Standard Version
“Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.”
“Don't be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.”
“Do not let yourself be quickly provoked, for anger resides in the lap of fools.”
“Better is the end of a speech than the beginning. Better is the patient man than the presumptuous.”
“Be not quick to let your spirit be angry; because wrath is in the heart of the foolish.”
“Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.”
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
Surely extortion maketh the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroyeth the understanding.
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 inquire wisely concerning this.
Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.
For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom preserveth the life of him that hath it.