New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 5:1-7

1Guardשְׁמֹ֣רshe.MorH8104your stepsרַגְלְךָ֗rag.lei.khaH7272as you goתֵּלֵךְ֙te.leKhH1980to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of GodH430and drawוְקָר֣וֹבve.ka.RovH7126nearH7138to listenלִשְׁמֹ֔עַlish.Mo.a'H8085ratherH4480thanH4480to offerמִתֵּ֥תmi.TetH5414thesacrificeזָ֑בַחZa.vachH2077of foolsהַכְּסִילִ֖יםha.ke.si.LimH3684;for they do not knowיוֹדְעִ֖יםyod.'ImH3045they are doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451.

2Do not behastyH4116in wordפִּ֜יךָPi.khaH6310orimpulsiveH4116in thoughtוְלִבְּךָ֧ve.li.be.KhaH3820to bringלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318up a matterH1697in the presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.For Godהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430is in heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064and you are on the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;thereforeכֵּ֛ןkenH5921 H3651let yourwordsH1697be fewמְעַטִּֽים׃me.'a.TimH4592.

3For the dreamהַחֲל֖וֹםha.cha.LomH2472comesבָּ֥אba'H935through muchבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230effortעִנְיָ֑ן'in.YanH6045and the voiceוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of afoolH3684through manyבְּרֹ֥בbe.RoH7230wordsדְּבָרִֽים׃de.va.RimH1697.

4WhenH3512youmakeH5087a vowנֶ֜דֶרNe.derH5088to Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֗יםle.lo.HimH430,do not be lateתְּאַחֵר֙te.'a.CherH309in payingH7999it; for He takesnoאֵ֥ין'einH369delightחֵ֖פֶץChe.fetzH2656in foolsבַּכְּסִילִ֑יםba.ke.si.LimH3684.PayH7999whatH834you vowH5087!

5It isbetterט֖וֹבTovH2896that you should not vowתִדֹּ֑רti.DorH5087thanH4480that you should vowמִשֶׁתִּדּ֖וֹרmi.shet.ti.DorH5087and not payתְשַׁלֵּֽם׃te.sha.LemH7999.

6Do not letתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414yourspeechפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310causeyou to sinלַחֲטִ֣יאla.cha.Ti'H2398and do not sayתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559in the presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֔ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397of God that it was amistakeשְׁגָגָ֖הshe.ga.GahH7684.Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100should GodH430be angryיִקְצֹ֤ףyik.TzofH7107on accountעַל־'al-H5921of your voiceקוֹלֶ֔ךָko.Le.chaH6963and destroyוְחִבֵּ֖לve.chi.BelH2254the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of your handsיָדֶֽיךָ׃ya.Dei.khaH3027?

7For in manyבְרֹ֤בve.RoH7230dreamsחֲלֹמוֹת֙cha.lo.mOtH2472and in manyהַרְבֵּ֑הhar.BehH7235wordsוּדְבָרִ֖יםu.de.va.RimH1697there isemptinessוַהֲבָלִ֔יםva.ha.va.LimH1892.RatherH3588,fearיְרָֽא׃ye.Ra'H3372Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

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