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1 Keep thy foot, whensoever thou goest to the house of God; and when thou art near to hear, let thy sacrifice be better than the gift of fools: for they know not that they are doing evil. 2 Be not hasty with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be swift to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven above, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. 3 For through the multitude of trial a dream comes; and a fool's voice is with a multitude of words. 4 Whenever thou shalt vow a vow to God, defer not to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools: pay thou therefore whatsoever thou shalt have vowed. 5 It is better that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. 6 Suffer not thy mouth to lead thy flesh to sin; and say not in the presence of God, It was an error: lest God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the works of thy hands. 7 For there is evil in a multitude of dreams and vanities and many words: but fear thou God. 8 If thou shouldest see the oppression of the poor, and the wresting of judgment and of justice in the land, wonder not at the matter: for there is a high one to watch over him that is high, and high ones over them. 9 Also the abundance of the earth is for every one: the king is dependent on the tilled field. 10 He that loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver: and who has loved gain, in the abundance thereof? this is also vanity. 11 In the multitude of good they are increased that eat it: and what virtue has the owner, but the right of beholding it with his eyes? Ecclesiastes 5:1-11, Brenton Septuagint Translation. Public domain.
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