Ecclesiastes 7:9
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.
In context
7Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.
8Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
9Be 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.
10Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.Don’t say, “Why were the former days better than these?” For you do not ask wisely about this.
11Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.
Both translations
King James Version
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
World English Bible
Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
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