Ecc 7:9  Do not be eager in your heart to be angry, For anger resides in the bosom of fools.

Ecc 7:8  The end of a matter is better than its beginning; Patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit.

Ecc 7:7  For oppression makes a wise man mad, And a bribe corrupts the heart.

Ecc 7:6  For as the crackling of thorn bushes under a pot, So is the laughter of the fool; And this too is futility.

Ecc 7:5  It is better to listen to the rebuke of a wise man Than for one to listen to the song of fools.

Ecc 7:4 The mind of the wise is in the house of mourning, While the mind of fools is in the house of pleasure.

Ecc 7:3  Sorrow is better than laughter, For when a face is sad a heart may be happy.

Ecc 7:7  For oppression makes a wise man mad, And a bribe corrupts the heart.

Ecc 7:2  It is better to go to a house of mourning Than to go to a house of feasting, Because that is the end of every man, And the living takes it to heart.

Ecc 7:1  A good name is better than a good ointment, And the day of one's death is better than the day of one's birth.