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.
Hebrew
טוֹב֙ אַחֲרִ֣ית דָּבָ֔ר מֵרֵאשִׁית֑וֹ טוֹב֙ אֶ֣רֶךְ ר֔וּחַ מִגְּבַ֖הּ רֽוּחַ׃
ṭvob ʾaḥariyt dabar mereʾshiytvo ṭvob ʾerek rvḥa migbah rvḥa