of a thing # 21_ECC_07_08  Better [is] the end of a thing than the beginning thereof_ [and] the patient in spirit [is] better than the proud in spirit. ## Better [is] the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: [and] the patient in spirit [is] better than the proud in spirit. 
of a thing # 21_ECC_08_01  Who [is] as the wise [man]? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. ## Who [is] as the wise [man]? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.