Ecclesiastes 7:8
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordBetter is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
— Ecclesiastes 7:8, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Better <FI>is<Fi> the latter end of a thing than its beginning, Better <FI>is<Fi> the patient of spirit, than the haughty of spirit.