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Ecclesiastes 5:4-6

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 not vowתִדֹּ֑רti.DorH5087,thanH4480vowמִשֶׁתִּדּ֖וֹרmi.shet.ti.DorH5087and not payתְשַׁלֵּֽם׃te.sha.LemH7999.

6Do not letתִּתֵּ֤ןti.TenH5414yourspeechפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310causeyou to sinלַחֲטִ֣יאla.cha.Ti'H2398,and do not sayתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559in the presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֔ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397of God that it was amistakeשְׁגָגָ֖הshe.ga.GahH7684.Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100should GodH430beH7107angryיִקְצֹ֤ףyik.TzofH7107onH5921accountH5921ofH5921your voiceקוֹלֶ֔ךָko.Le.chaH6963,and destroyוְחִבֵּ֖לve.chi.BelH2254the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of your handsיָדֶֽיךָ׃ya.Dei.khaH3027?

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