Verse 9
Ecclesiastes 7:9
American Standard Version
9
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אַל תְּבַהֵ֥ל בְּ/רֽוּחֲ/ךָ֖ לִ/כְע֑וֹס כִּ֣י כַ֔עַס בְּ/חֵ֥יק כְּסִילִ֖ים יָנֽוּחַ
English Translation
Do not be quick in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the lap of fools.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 7 Context
1
A [good] name is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than the day of one`s birth.
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2
It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end...
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3
Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made glad.
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4
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
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5
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
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6
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
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7
Surely extortion maketh the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroyeth the understanding.
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8
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; [and] the patient in spirit is better than...
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9
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
10
Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inqui...
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11
Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.
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12
For wisdom is a defence, even as money is a defence; but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom...
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13
Consider the work of God (Elohim): for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?
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14
In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yea, God (Elohim) hath mad...
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15
All this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man that perisheth in his righteousn...
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16
Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
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17
Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
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18
It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand: for he...
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19
Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers that are in a city.
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20
Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
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21
Also take not heed unto all words that are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee;
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22
for oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
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23
All this have I proved in wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
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24
That which is, is far off and exceeding deep; who can find it out?
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25
I turned about, and my heart [was set] to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason...
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26
And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, [and] whose hands are ba...
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27
Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, [laying] one thing to another, to find out the accoun...
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28
which my soul still seeketh, but I have not found: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woma...
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29
Behold, this only have I found: that God (Elohim) made man upright; but they have sought out many in...
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