Ecclesiastes 7:8

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

7 Surely oppression destroys a wise man’s reason,
^aAnd a bribe¹ debases the heart.

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.

10 Do not say,
“Why were the former days better than these?”
For you do not inquire wisely concerning this.

11 Wisdom is good with an inheritance,
And profitable ^ato those who see the sun.

Interlinear Bible for Ecclesiastes 7:8:

Better
towb (#2896) is the end
'achariyth (#319) of a thing
dabar (#1697) than the beginning
min (#4480) thereof: and the patient
'arek (#750) in spirit
ruwach (#7307) is better
towb (#2896) than the proud
min (#4480) in spirit.
ruwach (#7307)