Ecclesiastes 5
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Ecclesiastes 5:1-7

1GuardH8104 your stepsH7272 whenH834 you goH1980 toH413 the houseH1004 of GodH430. Draw nearH7126 to listenH8085 rather than to offerH5414 the sacrificeH2077 of foolsH3684, whoH3588 do notH369 know thatH3045 they doH6213 wrongH7451. 2Do notH408 be quickH926 toH5921 speakH6310, and do notH408 be hastyH4116 in your heartH3820 to utterH3318 a wordH1697 beforeH6440 GodH430. ForH3588 GodH430 is in heavenH8064 and youH859 are onH5921 earthH776. SoH5921H3651 let your wordsH1697 beH1961 fewH4592.

3AsH3588 a dreamH2472 comesH935 through manyH7230 caresH6045,so the speechH6963 of a foolH3684 comes with manyH7230 wordsH1697.

4WhenH834 you makeH5087 a vowH5088 to GodH430, do notH408 delayH309 in fulfilling itH7999, becauseH3588 He takes noH369 pleasureH2656 in foolsH3684. FulfillH7999 your vowH5087. 5It is betterH2896 notH3808 to vowH5087 than to make a vowH5087 and notH3808 fulfill itH7999.

6Do notH408 letH5414 your mouthH6310 cause your fleshH1320 to sinH2398, and do notH408 tellH559H6440 the messengerH43971 thatH3588 your vow was a mistakeH7684. WhyH4100 should GodH430 be angryH7107 withH5921 your wordsH6963 and destroyH2254 the workH4639 of your handsH3027? 7For asH3588 manyH7230 dreamsH2472 bring futilityH1892, so do manyH7235 wordsH1697. ThereforeH3588, fearH3372 GodH430.

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  1. 1. Ecclesiastes 5:6 Or angel ↩

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