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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. Ecclesiastes 5:1-5, Brenton Septuagint Translation. Public domain.
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