For when dreams increase and words grow many, there is vanity;[a] but[b] (A)God is the one you must fear.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 5:7 The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath”; also verse 10 (see note on 1:2)
  2. Ecclesiastes 5:7 Or For when dreams and vanities increase, words also grow many; but

Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore fear God.(A)

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13 The end of the matter; all has been heard. (A)Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.[a]

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  1. Ecclesiastes 12:13 Or the duty of all mankind

13 Now all has been heard;
    here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God(A) and keep his commandments,(B)
    for this is the duty of all mankind.(C)

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36 I tell you, (A)on the day of judgment (B)people will give account for (C)every careless word they speak,

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36 But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken.

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12 Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and (A)prolongs his life, yet I know that (B)it will be well with (C)those who fear God, because they fear before him.

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12 Although a wicked person who commits a hundred crimes may live a long time, I know that it will go better(A) with those who fear God,(B) who are reverent before him.(C)

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For a dream comes with much business, and a fool's voice with (A)many words.

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A dream(A) comes when there are many cares,
    and many words mark the speech of a fool.(B)

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14 I perceived that whatever God does endures forever; (A)nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it. God has done it, so that people fear before him.

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14 I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that people will fear him.(A)

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17 Let not your heart (A)envy sinners,
    but continue in (B)the fear of the Lord all the day.

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Saying 15

17 Do not let your heart envy(A) sinners,
    but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord.

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10 Who among you fears the Lord
    and obeys (A)the voice of his servant?
(B)Let him who walks in darkness
    and has no light
trust in the name of the Lord
    and rely on his God.
11 Behold, all you who kindle a fire,
    who equip yourselves with burning torches!
Walk by the light of your fire,
    and by the torches that you have kindled!
(C)This you have from my hand:
    you shall lie down in torment.

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10 Who among you fears(A) the Lord
    and obeys(B) the word of his servant?(C)
Let the one who walks in the dark,
    who has no light,(D)
trust(E) in the name of the Lord
    and rely on their God.
11 But now, all you who light fires
    and provide yourselves with flaming torches,(F)
go, walk in the light of your fires(G)
    and of the torches you have set ablaze.
This is what you shall receive from my hand:(H)
    You will lie down in torment.(I)

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18 It is good that you should take hold of (A)this, and from (B)that (C)withhold not your hand, for the one who fears God shall come out from both of them.

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18 It is good to grasp the one
    and not let go of the other.
    Whoever fears God(A) will avoid all extremes.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 7:18 Or will follow them both