5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
6 For like the 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, And a bribe debases the heart.
8 The end of a thing is better than its beginning; The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
9 Do 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 to those who see the sun.
12 For wisdom is a defense as money is a defense, But the excellence of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to those who have it.
13 Consider the work of God; For who can make straight what He has made crooked?
14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, But in the day of adversity consider: Surely God has appointed the one as well as the other, So that man can find out nothing that will come after him.
15 I have seen everything in my days of vanity: There is a just man who perishes in his righteousness, And there is a wicked man who prolongs life in his wickedness.

Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) AA

Eclesiastes 7:5 Melhor é ouvir a repreensão do sábio do que ouvir alguém a canção dos tolos.

English Standard Version ESV

Ecclesiastes 7:5 It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.

King James Version KJV

Ecclesiastes 7:5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

Nova Versão Internacional NVIP

Eclesiastes 7:5 É melhor ouvir a repreensão de um sábiodo que a canção dos tolos.