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Ecclesiastes 7:8
Rahlfs Septuagint (1935) · Berean Standard Bible
ἀγαθὴ ἐσχάτη λόγων ὑπὲρ ἀρχὴν αὐτοῦ ἀγαθὸν μακρόθυμος ὑπὲρ ὑψηλὸν πνεύματι
The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.