Ecclesiastes 7:7

Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.

Ecclesiastes 7:7 · WEB

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ગુજરાતી — સભાશિક્ષક ૭:૭: નિશ્ચે જુલમ મનુષ્યને મૂર્ખ બનાવે છે, તે તેની સમજશકિતનો નાશ કરે છે.
हिन्दी — सभोपदेशक ७:७: निश्चय अंधेर से बुद्धिमान बावला हो जाता है ; और घूस से बुद्धि नाश होती है।

5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools.

6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.

7Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.

8Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

9Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.