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Ecclesiastes 7:8

NET ©	The end of a matter¹ is better than its beginning; likewise, patience² is better than pride.³
NIV ©	The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride.
NASB ©	The end of a matter is better than its beginning; Patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit.
NLT ©	Finishing is better than starting. Patience is better than pride.
MSG ©	Endings are better than beginnings. Sticking to it is better than standing out.
BBE ©	The end of a thing is better than its start, and a gentle spirit is better than pride.
NRSV ©	Better is the end of a thing than its beginning; the patient in spirit are better than the proud in spirit.
NKJV ©	The end of a thing is better than its beginning; The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

KJV	Better <02896> [is] the end <0319> of a thing <01697> than the beginning <07225> thereof: [and] the patient <0750> in spirit <07307> [is] better <02896> than the proud <01362> in spirit <07307>_.
NASB ©	The end <0319> of a matter <01697> is better <02896> than <04480> its beginning <07225> ; Patience <0750> of spirit <07307> is better <02896> than <04480> haughtiness <01364> of spirit <07307> .
HEBREW	xwr <07307> hbgm <01362> xwr <07307> Kra <0750> bwj <02896> wtysarm <07225> rbd <01697> tyrxa <0319> bwj (7:8) <02896>
LXXM	agayh <18> A-NSF escath <2078> A-NSF logwn <3056> N-GPM uper <5228> PREP archn <746> N-ASF autou <846> D-GSM agayon <18> A-NSN makroyumov <3116> A-NSM uper <5228> PREP uqhlon <5308> A-ASM pneumati <4151> N-DSN
NET © [draft] ITL	The end <0319> of a matter <01697> is better <02896> than its beginning <07225> ; likewise, patience <07307> <0750> is better <02896> than pride <07307> <01362> .
NET ©	The end of a matter¹ is better than its beginning; likewise, patience² is better than pride.³
NET © Notes	¹tn 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). ²tn Heb “the patient of spirit.” ³tn Heb “the proud of spirit.”

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