Take-home slipsEcclesiastes 7:8

How to learn a verseBrenton Septuagint

Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:

Ecclesiastes 7:8 The end of a matter is better than the beginning thereof: the patient is better than the high-minded.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.The end of a matter is better than the beginning thereof: the patient is better than the high-minded.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.The end of ___ matter is better ____ the beginning thereof: ___ patient is better ____ the high-minded.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.The ___ ___ a ______ ___ better ____ ___ beginning ______: ___ patient ___ ______ than ___ ____-minded.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.T e o a m i b t t b t: t p i b t t h-m.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Ecclesiastes 7:8

Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.

How to learn a verseBrenton Septuagint

Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:

Ecclesiastes 7:8 The end of a matter is better than the beginning thereof: the patient is better than the high-minded.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.The end of a matter is better than the beginning thereof: the patient is better than the high-minded.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.The end of ___ matter is better ____ the beginning thereof: ___ patient is better ____ the high-minded.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.The ___ ___ a ______ ___ better ____ ___ beginning ______: ___ patient ___ ______ than ___ ____-minded.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.T e o a m i b t t b t: t p i b t t h-m.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Ecclesiastes 7:8

Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.