Ecclesiastes 7:8 BBE

⁶  Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.

⁷  The wise are troubled by the ways of the cruel, and the giving of money is the destruction of the heart.

⁸  The end of a thing is better than its start, and a gentle spirit is better than pride.

⁹  Be not quick to let your spirit be angry; because wrath is in the heart of the foolish.

¹⁰  Say not, Why were the days which have gone by better than these? Such a question comes not from wisdom.