Ecclesiastes 5:2-4
Lexham English Bible
2 Do not be rash with your mouth,
and do not let your heart be quick to utter a word before God.
For God is in heaven, and you are on earth;
therefore, let your words be few.
3 For a dream comes with many cares,
and the voice of a fool with many words.
4 When you make a vow to God,
do not delay in fulfilling it,
for he takes no pleasure[a] in fools.
Fulfill what you vow!
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 5:4 Literally “there is no desire”
Ecclesiastes 5:2-4
King James Version
2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
3 For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.
4 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
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Ecclesiastes 5:2-4
New King James Version
2 Do not be (A)rash with your mouth,
And let not your heart utter anything hastily before God.
For God is in heaven, and you on earth;
Therefore let your words (B)be few.
3 For a dream comes through much activity,
And (C)a fool’s voice is known by his many words.
4 (D)When you make a vow to God, do not delay to (E)pay it;
For He has no pleasure in fools.
Pay what you have vowed—
Prediger 5:2-4
Schlachter 2000
2 Denn Träume kommen von viel Geschäftigkeit, und dummes Geschwätz vom vielen Reden.
3 Wenn du Gott ein Gelübde ablegst, so versäume nicht, es zu erfüllen; denn er hat kein Wohlgefallen an den Toren; was du gelobt hast, das sollst du auch erfüllen!
4 Es ist besser, dass du nichts gelobst, als dass du etwas gelobst und es nicht erfüllst.
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