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Ecclesiastes 7:8

Context

7:8 The end of a matter 1  is better than its beginning;

likewise, patience 2  is better than pride. 3 

1 tn The term דָבָר (davar) denotes “matter; thing” here rather than “speech; word,” as the parallelism with “patience” suggests. The term was misunderstood as “speech; word” by the Vulgate (so also Douay).

2 tn Heb “the patient of spirit.”

3 tn Heb “the proud of spirit.”



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