Ecclesiastes7:21

Translation

Also do not take to heart every word that they say lest you hear your servant cursing you.

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Paraphrase

Here’s more advice: Do not internalize every word that people say because you will likely hear things that you don’t want to hear.

Footnotes

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The servant cursing you is only one example among many that he could have given. This is also a reality check. Don’t take yourself too seriously and don’t take everything in life too seriously or you will be often disappointed because life has lots of unpleasant things in it.