5 ^aIt is better to¹ hear the rebuke of the wise
Than for a man to hear the song of fools. ‡

6 ^aFor like the¹ crackling of thorns under a pot,
So is the laughter of the fool.
This also is vanity. ‡

8 The end of a thing is better than its beginning;
^aThe patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. ‡

9 ^aDo not hasten in your spirit to be angry,
For anger rests in the bosom of fools. ‡