Ecclésiaste 5

1Keep^H8104 thy foot^H7272 when thou goest^H3212 to the house^H1004 of God^H430; for to draw nigh^H7138 to hear^H8085 is better than to give^H5414 the sacrifice^H2077 of fools^H3684: for they know^H3045 not that they do^H6213 evil^H7451. 2Be not rash^H926 with thy mouth^H6310, and let not thy heart^H3820 be hasty^H4116 to utter^H3318 anything^H1697 before^H6440 God^H430; for God^H430 is in heaven^H8064, and thou upon earth^H776: therefore let thy words^H1697 be few^H4592. 3For a dream^H2472 cometh^H935 with a multitude^H7230 of business^H6045, and a fool's^H3684 voice^H6963 with a multitude^H7230 of words^H1697. 4When thou vowest^H5087 a vow^H5088 unto God^H430, defer^H309 not to pay^H7999 it; for he hath no pleasure^H2656 in fools^H3684: pay^H7999 that which thou vowest^H5087. 5Better^H2896 is it that thou shouldest not vow^H5087, than that thou shouldest vow^H5087 and not pay^H7999. 6Suffer^H5414 not thy mouth^H6310 to cause thy flesh^H1320 to sin^H2398; neither say^H559 thou before^H6440 the angel^H4397, that it was an error^H7684: wherefore should God^H430 be angry^H7107 at thy voice^H6963, and destroy^H2254 the work^H4639 of thy hands^H3027? 7For in the multitude^H7230 of dreams^H2472 there are vanities^H1892, and in many^H7235 words^H1697: but fear^H3372 thou God^H430. 8If thou seest^H7200 the oppression^H6233 of the poor^H7326, and the violent^H1499 taking away of justice^H6664 and righteousness^H4941 in a province^H4082, marvel^H8539 not at the matter^H2656: for one higher^H1364 than the high^H1364 regardeth^H8104; and there are higher^H1364 than they^H5921. 9Moreover the profit^H3504 of the earth^H776 is for all: the king^H4428 himself is served^H5647 by the field^H7704. 10He that loveth^H157 silver^H3701 shall not be satisfied^H7646 with silver^H3701; nor he that loveth^H157 abundance^H1995, with increase^H8393: this also is vanity^H1892. 11When goods^H2896 increase^H7235, they are increased^H7231 that eat^H398 them; and what advantage^H3788 is there to the owner^H1167 thereof, save^H518 the beholding^H7207 of them with his eyes^H5869? 12The sleep^H8142 of a laboring man^H5647 is sweet^H4966, whether he eat^H398 little^H4592 or much^H7235; but the fulness^H7647 of the rich^H6223 will not suffer^H3240 him to sleep^H3462. 13There is^H3426 a grievous^H2470 evil^H7451 which I have seen^H7200 under the sun^H8121, namely, riches^H6239 kept^H8104 by the owner^H1167 thereof to his hurt^H7451: 14and those riches^H6239 perish^H6 by evil^H7451 adventure^H6045; and if he hath begotten^H3205 a son^H1121, there is nothing^H3972 in his hand^H3027. 15As he came forth^H3318 from his mother's^H517 womb^H990, naked^H6174 shall he go^H3212 again^H7725 as he came^H935, and shall take^H5375 nothing^H3972 for his labor^H5999, which he may carry away^H3212 in his hand^H3027. 16And this^H2090 also is a grievous^H2470 evil^H7451, that in all points^H5980 as he came^H935, so shall he go^H3212: and what profit^H3504 hath he that he laboreth^H5998 for the wind^H7307? 17All his days^H3117 also he eateth^H398 in darkness^H2822, and he is sore^H7235 vexed^H3707, and hath sickness^H2483 and wrath^H7110. 18Behold, that which I have seen^H7200 to be good^H2896 and to be comely^H3303 is for one to eat^H398 and to drink^H8354, and to enjoy^H7200 good^H2896 in all his labor^H5999, wherein he laboreth^H5998 under the sun^H8121, all^H4557 the days^H3117 of his life^H2416 which God^H430 hath given^H5414 him: for this is his portion^H2506. 19Every man^H120 also to whom God^H430 hath given^H5414 riches^H6239 and wealth^H5233, and hath given him power^H7980 to eat^H398 thereof, and to take^H5375 his portion^H2506, and to rejoice^H8055 in his labor^H5999—this^H2090 is the gift^H4991 of God^H430. 20For he shall not much^H7235 remember^H2142 the days^H3117 of his life^H2416; because God^H430 answereth^H6031 him in the joy^H8057 of his heart^H3820.