“Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God and be more ready to hear than to give the sacrifice of fools for they consider not that they do evil.”
Ecclesiastes 5
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1Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
“Walk prudently when you go to the house of God and draw near to hear rather than give the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they do evil.”
“Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear than to speak. And do not give the sacrifice of fools, for they consider not that they do evil.”
2Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.
“Do not be hasty in word or impulsive in thought to bring up a matter in the presence of God. For God is in heaven and you are on the earth, therefore let your words be few.”
“Do not be rash with your mouth, nor let your heart utter anything hastily before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore, let your words be few.”
“Be not rash with thy mouth and let not thine heart be hasty to utter anything before God for God is in heaven and thou upon earth. Therefore let thy words be few.”
“Be not rash with thy mouth and let not thine heart be hasty to utter anything before God for God is in heaven and now upon earth. Therefore let thy words be few.”
3As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.
“For a dream cometh through the multitude of business, and a fool's voice is known by a multitude of words.”
“For a dream comes through much effort and the voice of a fool through many words.”
“For a dream coming through the multitude of business and a fool's voice is known by multitude of word.”
4When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.
“When you make a vow to God, do not delay to pay it. For he has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you have vowed.”
“When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it. For he hath no pleasure in fools. Pay that which thou hast vowed.”
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“When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it, for he hath no pleasure in fools. Pay that which thou hast vowed.”
5It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.
“It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay.”
“better not to vow than to vow and not pay.”
“It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay.”
“better not to vow than to vow and not pay.”
“better not to vow than to vow and not pay.”
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“Better is it that thou shouldst not vow, than that thou shouldst vow and not pay.”
6Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?
“Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, nor say before the messenger of God that it was an error. Why should God be angry at your excuse and destroy the work of your hands?”
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“Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin neither say thou before the angel that it was an error. Wherefore should God be angry at thy voice and destroy the work of thine hands.”
7For as many dreams bring futility, so do many words. Therefore, fear God.
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8If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.
“the oppression of the poor and the violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter. For he that is higher than the highest regardeth and there be higher than they.”
9The produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.
“Moreover, the prophet of the earth is for all and the king himself is served by the field.”
10He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.
“he who loves silver will not be satisfied with with silver. Nor he who loves abundance with increase. This also is vanity.”
“he who loves money will not be satisfied with money. For he who loves wealth with his income, this also is vanity.”
“He who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver, nor he who loves abundance with increase. This also is vanity.”
“he that loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver, nor he that loves abundance with increase. This also is vanity.”
“he that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver, nor he that loveth abundance with increase. For this is vanity.”
“He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with gain. This also is vanity.”
11When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?
“When goods increase they increase who eat them. So what profit have the owners except to see them with their eyes.”
“When goods increase, they increase who eat them, and what advantage has their owner but to see them with his eyes?”
12The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.
“The sleep of a laboring man is sweet. Whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man will not permit him to sleep.”
“Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much, but the full stomach of the rich will not let him sleep.”
13There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner,
“There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.”
“there is a sore evil Which I have seen under the Sun namely riches kept for the owner thereof to their hurt.”
“There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun. Riches were kept by their owner to his hurt,”
14or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on.
“But those riches perish by evil travail. And he begetteth a son and there is nothing in his hand.”
“But those riches perish through misfortune when he begets a son. There is nothing in his hand”
“and those riches were lost in a bad venture. And he is father of a son, but he has nothing in his hand.”
15As a man came from his mother's womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands.
“as he came from his mother's womb, he shall go again, naked as he came, and shall take nothing for his toil that he may carry away in his hand.”
“as he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came and shall take nothing of his labor, which he may carry away in his hand.”
“As he came from his mother's womb, he shall go again, naked as he came, and shall take nothing for his toil that he may carry away in his hand.”
“As he came forth from his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came and shall take nothing of his labor which he may carry away in his hand.”
“as he comes from his mother's womb naked shall He return to go as he came and he shall take nothing from his labor. Which he may carry away in his hand”
“as He came forth on his mother's womb naked. Shall he return? To go as he came and shall take nothing of his labor which he has that he may carry away in his hand.”
16This too is a grievous evil: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind?
“and this also is a severe evil. Just exactly as he came so shall he go. And what profit has he who has labored for the wind.”
17Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.
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18Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.
“Behold that which I have seen, it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink and to enjoy the good of all of his labor that he has taken under the sun all of the days of his life, which God gives him for it is his portion.”
19Furthermore, God has given riches and wealth to every man, and He has enabled him to enjoy them, to accept his lot, and to rejoice in his labor. This is a gift from God.
“Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor, this is the gift of God.”
“Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth and hath given him power to eat thereof and to take his portion and to rejoice in his labor. This is the gift of God,”
“As for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth and given him power to eat of it, to receive his heritage and rejoice in his labor, this is the wisdom of”
20For a man seldom considers the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.
“for he shall not much remember the days of his life because God answers him in the joy of his heart.”
“For he will not dwell unduly on the days of his life because God keeps him busy, look at this, with the joy of his heart.”