New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 5:2-5

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.

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