Revised Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 5:2-5

2Be not rashתְּבַהֵ֨לte.va.HelH926with thy mouthפִּ֜יךָPi.khaH6310,and let not thine heartוְלִבְּךָ֧ve.li.be.KhaH3820be hastyיְמַהֵ֛רye.ma.HerH4116to utterלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318anythingH1697beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:for Godהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםha.'E.lo.HimH430isin heavenבַּשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ba.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and thou upon earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776:therefore let thy wordsH1697be fewמְעַטִּֽים׃me.'a.TimH4592.

3For a dreamהַחֲל֖וֹםha.cha.LomH2472comethבָּ֥אba'H935through the multitudeבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of businessעִנְיָ֑ן'in.YanH6045;and a fool’sH3684voiceוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963is knownby multitudeבְּרֹ֥בbe.RoH7230of wordsדְּבָרִֽים׃de.va.RimH1697.

4When thou vowestH5087a vowנֶ֜דֶרNe.derH5088unto Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֗יםle.lo.HimH430,deferתְּאַחֵר֙te.'a.CherH309not to payH7999it; for he hathno pleasureחֵ֖פֶץChe.fetzH2656in foolsבַּכְּסִילִ֑יםba.ke.si.LimH3684:payH7999that which thou hast vowedH5087.

5Betterט֖וֹבTovH2896is itthat thou shouldest not vowתִדֹּ֑רti.DorH5087,than that thou shouldest vowמִשֶׁתִּדּ֖וֹרmi.shet.ti.DorH5087and not payתְשַׁלֵּֽם׃te.sha.LemH7999.

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