Ecclesiastes · קֹהֶלֶת

Ecclesiastes 7:8

טוֹב֙ אַחֲרִ֣ית דָּבָ֔ר מֵרֵאשִׁית֑וֹ טוֹב֙ אֶ֣רֶךְ ר֔וּחַ מִגְּבַ֖הּ רֽוּחַ׃
ṭvob ʾaḥariyt dabar mereʾshiytvo ṭvob ʾerek rvḥa migbah rvḥa
King James Version (KJV)

Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

Modern English

Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

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