Ecclesiastes 5:6-8

New International Reader's Version

⁶ Don’t let your mouth cause you to sin. Don’t say to the temple messenger, “My promise was a mistake.” Why should God be angry with what you say? Why should he destroy what you have done? ⁷ Dreaming too much and talking too much are meaningless. So have respect for God.

Riches Are Meaningless

⁸ Suppose you see poor people being mistreated somewhere. And what is being done to them isn’t right or fair. Don’t be surprised by that. One official is watched by a higher one. Officials who are even higher are watching both of them.