New American Standard Bible 2020

Ecclesiastes 5:4-8

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?

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

8Ifאִם־'im-H518you seeתִּרְאֶ֣הtir.'EhH7200oppressionעֹ֣שֶׁק'O.shekH6233of the poorרָ֠שׁrashH7326anddenialוְגֵ֨זֶלve.Ge.zelH1498of justiceמִשְׁפָּ֤טmish.PatH4941and righteousnessוָצֶ֙דֶק֙va.Tze.dekH6664in the provinceבַמְּדִינָ֔הva.me.di.NahH4082,do not beH8539shockedH8539at thesightהַחֵ֑פֶץha.Che.fetzH2656; for oneofficialH1364watchesשֹׁמֵ֔רsho.MerH8104overH4480 H5921anotherofficialH1364,and there are higherH1364officialsH1364overH5921them.

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