Bear with evil and expect good.

The proverb urges a person to endure a bad situation without giving up hope for a better outcome. It places patience with present trouble alongside an expectation of future good.

Its emphasis is on maintaining hope while acknowledging that things are difficult now. The contrast between evil and good gives the advice its force: present hardship need not determine what comes next.

Use it to encourage patience and hope when someone is facing trouble. Because it can also sound like advice to tolerate harm, use care when speaking to someone who may need to resist a harmful situation rather than endure it.