Ecclesiastes 9:17

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The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.

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He who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue.

for the anger of man does not work the righteousness of God.

He will not cry or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street;

He will not fail or be discouraged till he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his law.

It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.

The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.

And when he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.