Ecclesiastes · קֹהֶלֶת

Ecclesiastes 7:5

טוֹב֙ לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ גַּעֲרַ֣ת חָכָ֔ם מֵאִ֕ישׁ שֹׁמֵ֖עַ שִׁ֥יר כְּסִילִֽים׃
ṭvob lishmoʿa gaʿarat ḥakam meʾiysh shomeʿa shiyr ksiyliym
King James Version (KJV)

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

Modern English

It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.

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