Ecclesiastes 7:7 CPDV

⁵  The heart of the wise is a place of mourning, and the heart of the foolish is a place of rejoicing.

⁶  It is better to be corrected by a wise man, than to be deceived by the false praise of the foolish.

⁷  For, like the crackling of thorns burning under a pot, so is the laughter of the foolish. But this, too, is emptiness.

⁸  A false accusation troubles the wise man and saps the strength of his heart.

⁹  The end of a speech is better than the beginning. Patience is better than arrogance.