Ecc 7:8 | NETfull | STEP | The end of a matter is better than its beginning; likewise, patience is better than pride.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

8 The end of a matter ^{▼▼ The term דָבָר (davar) denotes “matter; thing” here rather than “speech; word,” as the parallelism with “patience” suggests. The term was misunderstood as “speech; word” by the Vulgate (so also Douay).} is better than its beginning;
likewise, patience ^{▼▼ Heb “the patient of spirit.”} is better than pride. ^{▼▼ Heb “the proud of spirit.”}