“Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.”
King James Version (KJV)
7:8 The end - The good or evil of things is better known by their end, than by their beginning. The patient - Who quietly waits for the issue of things. The proud - Which he puts instead of hasty or impatient, because pride is the chief cause of impatience.