Let your words be few
Watch your step when you go to the house of God. Go there to listen, rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who don't even know they are doing wrong. Don't be quick with your mouth, and don't let your heart rush to say anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so keep your words few. Because a dream comes with too much business, and a fool's voice comes with too many words. When you make a vow to God, don't put off paying it. He takes no pleasure in fools. Pay what you have vowed. Better not to vow at all than to vow and not pay. Don't let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and don't say before the angel that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands? With many dreams and many words come plenty of empty things. But you — fear God.
Watch your step when you go to the house of God. Be more ready to hear than to give the sacrifice of fools. Because they don't know they're doing evil. Don't be quick with your mouth, and don't let your heart hurry to bring anything out in front of God. Because God is in heaven and you're on earth. So let your words be few. Because a dream comes with plenty of business, and a fool's voice with plenty of words. When you vow a vow to God, don't be slow to pay it. Because he takes no pleasure in fools. Pay what you've vowed. It's better that you don't vow than that you vow and don't pay. Don't let your mouth make your flesh sin. And don't say in front of the angel that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice and wreck the work of your hands? Because in plenty of dreams and plenty of words there are plenty of empty things too. But fear God.
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. Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words. 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. Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. 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? For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.
Watch your step when you go to the house of God. Go there to listen, rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who don't even know they are doing wrong.
Watch your step when you go to the house of God. Be more ready to hear than to give the sacrifice of fools. Because they don't know they're doing evil.
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.
Don't be quick with your mouth, and don't let your heart rush to say anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so keep your words few.
Don't be quick with your mouth, and don't let your heart hurry to bring anything out in front of God. Because God is in heaven and you're on earth. So let your words be few.
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
Because a dream comes with too much business, and a fool's voice comes with too many words.
Because a dream comes with plenty of business, and a fool's voice with plenty of words.
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.
When you make a vow to God, don't put off paying it. He takes no pleasure in fools. Pay what you have vowed.
When you vow a vow to God, don't be slow to pay it. Because he takes no pleasure in fools. Pay what you've 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.
Better not to vow at all than to vow and not pay.
It's better that you don't vow than that you vow and don't pay.
Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
Don't let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and don't say before the angel that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands?
Don't let your mouth make your flesh sin. And don't say in front of the angel that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice and wreck the work of your hands?
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?
With many dreams and many words come plenty of empty things. But you — fear God.
Because in plenty of dreams and plenty of words there are plenty of empty things too. But fear God.
For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.
The one who loves silver
If you see the oppression of the poor in a province, and judgement and justice violently perverted, don't be shocked by it. The one higher than the highest watches, and there are higher still. And the profit of the land is for everyone; even the king is served by the field. The man who loves silver will never be satisfied with silver, and the man who loves abundance will never be satisfied with increase. This too is empty. When goods increase, so do the people who eat them. And what good does the owner get out of it, except to look at it with his own eyes? The sleep of a working man is sweet, whether he eats little or a lot. But a rich man's plenty won't let him sleep. There's a terrible evil I've seen under the sun: wealth hoarded by its owner until it hurts him. And that wealth is lost in some bad venture, and he fathers a son, and there is nothing left in his hand. As he came out of his mother's womb, so he goes back, naked as he came. He takes nothing from his work he can carry away in his hand. This too is a terrible evil: exactly as he came, so he goes. What does he gain from working for the wind? All his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness and anger. Here is what I have seen to be good and right: to eat and drink and enjoy the good of all the work a man does under the sun all the days of his life that God gives him, because that is his portion. And when God gives a man riches and wealth, and lets him enjoy them and take his lot and be glad in his work — that is the gift of God. He won't remember much of the days of his life, because God answers him with joy in his heart.
If you see the poor crushed and judgment and justice violently taken away in a province, don't be shocked at it. Because a high one watches over the one who's high, and there are higher ones over them. And the gain of the earth is for everyone. The king himself is served by the field. The one who loves silver won't be satisfied with silver, and the one who loves plenty won't be satisfied with increase. This is empty too. When good things grow, the ones who eat them grow too. And what good is there to the owners of them, except seeing them with their eyes? The sleep of the working man is sweet, whether he eats little or plenty. But the fullness of the rich man won't let him sleep. There's a bad sickness I've seen under the sun: riches kept by the owners of them to their own hurt. But those riches go in a bad venture. And he fathers a son, and there's nothing in his hand. The way he came out of his mother's womb, naked he'll go back to go the way he came. And he'll take nothing of his work that he can carry away in his hand. And this is a bad sickness too — that in every way he came, that's how he'll go. And what good does he get from working for the wind? All his days he eats in darkness too, and has plenty of sorrow and anger with his sickness. Look — this is what I've seen: it's good and right for one to eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his work that he works at under the sun all the days of his life that God gives him. Because that's his share. Every man too that God has given riches and wealth, and given him the power to eat of it and to take his share and celebrate in his work — this is the gift of God. Because he won't think much about the days of his life, because God answers him in the joy of his heart.
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and 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. Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field. He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity. When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes? The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt. But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing 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 labour, which he may carry away in his hand. And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind? All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness. 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 his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion. 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 labour; this is the gift of God. For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.
If you see the oppression of the poor in a province, and judgement and justice violently perverted, don't be shocked by it. The one higher than the highest watches, and there are higher still.
If you see the poor crushed and judgment and justice violently taken away in a province, don't be shocked at it. Because a high one watches over the one who's high, and there are higher ones over them.
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and 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.
And the profit of the land is for everyone; even the king is served by the field.
And the gain of the earth is for everyone. The king himself is served by the field.
Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
The man who loves silver will never be satisfied with silver, and the man who loves abundance will never be satisfied with increase. This too is empty.
The one who loves silver won't be satisfied with silver, and the one who loves plenty won't be satisfied with increase. This is empty too.
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
When goods increase, so do the people who eat them. And what good does the owner get out of it, except to look at it with his own eyes?
When good things grow, the ones who eat them grow too. And what good is there to the owners of them, except seeing them with their eyes?
When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?
The sleep of a working man is sweet, whether he eats little or a lot. But a rich man's plenty won't let him sleep.
The sleep of the working man is sweet, whether he eats little or plenty. But the fullness of the rich man won't let him sleep.
The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
There's a terrible evil I've seen under the sun: wealth hoarded by its owner until it hurts him.
There's a bad sickness I've seen under the sun: riches kept by the owners of them to their own hurt.
There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
And that wealth is lost in some bad venture, and he fathers a son, and there is nothing left in his hand.
But those riches go in a bad venture. And he fathers a son, and there's nothing in his hand.
But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
As he came out of his mother's womb, so he goes back, naked as he came. He takes nothing from his work he can carry away in his hand.
The way he came out of his mother's womb, naked he'll go back to go the way he came. And he'll take nothing of his work that he can 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 labour, which he may carry away in his hand.
This too is a terrible evil: exactly as he came, so he goes. What does he gain from working for the wind?
And this is a bad sickness too — that in every way he came, that's how he'll go. And what good does he get from working for the wind?
And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?
All his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness and anger.
All his days he eats in darkness too, and has plenty of sorrow and anger with his sickness.
All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.
Here is what I have seen to be good and right: to eat and drink and enjoy the good of all the work a man does under the sun all the days of his life that God gives him, because that is his portion.
Look — this is what I've seen: it's good and right for one to eat and drink and enjoy the good of all his work that he works at under the sun all the days of his life that God gives him. Because that's his share.
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 his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.
And when God gives a man riches and wealth, and lets him enjoy them and take his lot and be glad in his work — that is the gift of God.
Every man too that God has given riches and wealth, and given him the power to eat of it and to take his share and celebrate in his work — this is the gift of 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 labour; this is the gift of God.
He won't remember much of the days of his life, because God answers him with joy in his heart.
Because he won't think much about the days of his life, because God answers him in the joy of his heart.
For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.