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World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 5 (WEBP)

[1] Guard your steps when you go to God’s house; for to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they don’t know that they do evil.
[2] Don’t be rash with your mouth, and don’t let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and you on earth. Therefore let your words be few.
[3] For as a dream comes with a multitude of cares, so a fool’s speech with a multitude of words.
[4] When you vow a vow to God, don’t defer to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay that which you vow.
[5] It is better that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay.
[6] Don’t allow your mouth to lead you into sin. Don’t protest before the messenger that this was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice, and destroy the work of your hands?
[7] For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, as well as in many words; but you must fear God.
[8] If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a district, don’t marvel at the matter, for one official is eyed by a higher one, and there are officials over them.
[9] Moreover the profit of the earth is for all. The king profits from the field.
[10] He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver, nor he who loves abundance, with increase. This also is vanity.
[11] When goods increase, those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner, except to feast on them with his eyes?
[12] The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.
[13] There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.
[14] Those riches perish by misfortune, and if he has fathered a son, there is nothing in his hand.
[15] As he came out of his mother’s womb, naked shall he go again as he came, and shall take nothing for his labor, which he may carry away in his hand.
[16] This also is a grievous evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go. And what profit does he have who labors for the wind?
[17] All his days he also eats in darkness, he is frustrated, and has sickness and wrath.
[18] Behold, that which I have seen to be good and proper is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, in which he labors under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion.
[19] Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God.
[20] For he shall not often reflect on the days of his life, because God occupies him with the joy of his heart.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Ecclesiastes 5 (KJVS)

[1] Keep () thy foot when thou goest () to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, () than to give () the sacrifice of fools: for they consider () not that they do () evil.
[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. ()
[5] Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, () than that thou shouldest vow () and not pay. ()
[6] Suffer () not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; () neither say () thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry () at thy voice, and destroy () the work of thine hands?
[7] For in the multitude of dreams and many () words there are also divers vanities: but fear () thou God.
[8] If thou seest () the oppression of the poor, () and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel () not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; () and there be higher than they.
[9] Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served () by the field.
[10] He that loveth () silver shall not be satisfied () with silver; nor he that loveth () abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
[11] When goods increase, () they are increased () that eat () them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding () () of them with their eyes?
[12] The sleep of a labouring man () is sweet, whether he eat () little or much: () but the abundance of the rich will not suffer () him to sleep. ()
[13] There is a sore () evil which I have seen () under the sun, namely, riches kept () for the owners thereof to their hurt.
[14] But those riches perish () by evil travail: and he begetteth () a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
[15] As he came forth () of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return () to go () as he came, () and shall take () nothing of his labour, which he may carry away () in his hand.
[16] And this also is a sore () evil, that in all points as he came, () so shall he go: () and what profit hath he that hath laboured () for the wind?
[17] All his days also he eateth () in darkness, and he hath much () sorrow () and wrath with his sickness.
[18] Behold that which I have seen: () it is good and comely for one to eat () and to drink, () and to enjoy () the good of all his labour that he taketh () under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth () him: for it is his portion.
[19] Every man also to whom God hath given () riches and wealth, and hath given him power () to eat () thereof, and to take () his portion, and to rejoice () in his labour; this is the gift of God.
[20] For he shall not much () remember () the days of his life; because God answereth () him in the joy of his heart.

Ecclesiastes 5:2 Or, word
Ecclesiastes 5:8 Heb. at the will or purpose
Ecclesiastes 5:18a Heb. there is a good which is comely, etc.
Ecclesiastes 5:18b Heb. the number of the days

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Ecclesiastes 5 (BYZ)

[1] [4:17] φυλαξον ποδα σου εν ω εαν πορευη εις οικον του θεου και εγγυς του ακουειν υπερ δομα των αφρονων θυσια σου οτι ουκ εισιν ειδοτες του ποιησαι κακον
[2] [5:1] μη σπευδε επι στοματι σου και καρδια σου μη ταχυνατω του εξενεγκαι λογον προ προσωπου του θεου οτι ο θεος εν τω ουρανω και συ επι της γης επι τουτω εστωσαν οι λογοι σου ολιγοι
[3] [5:2] οτι παραγινεται ενυπνιον εν πληθει περισπασμου και φωνη αφρονος εν πληθει λογων
[4] [5:3] καθως αν ευξη ευχην τω θεω μη χρονισης του αποδουναι αυτην οτι ουκ εστιν θελημα εν αφροσιν συν οσα εαν ευξη αποδος
[5] [5:4] αγαθον το μη ευξασθαι σε η το ευξασθαι σε και μη αποδουναι
[6] [5:5] μη δως το στομα σου του εξαμαρτησαι την σαρκα σου και μη ειπης προ προσωπου του θεου οτι αγνοια εστιν ινα μη οργισθη ο θεος επι φωνη σου και διαφθειρη τα ποιηματα χειρων σου
[7] [5:6] οτι εν πληθει ενυπνιων και ματαιοτητες και λογοι πολλοι οτι συν τον θεον φοβου
[8] [5:7] εαν συκοφαντιαν πενητος και αρπαγην κριματος και δικαιοσυνης ιδης εν χωρα μη θαυμασης επι τω πραγματι οτι υψηλος επανω υψηλου φυλαξαι και υψηλοι επ αυτους
[9] [5:8] και περισσεια γης εν παντι εστι βασιλευς του αγρου ειργασμενου
[10] [5:9] αγαπων αργυριον ου πλησθησεται αργυριου και τις ηγαπησεν εν πληθει αυτων γενημα και γε τουτο ματαιοτης
[11] [5:10] εν πληθει της αγαθωσυνης επληθυνθησαν εσθοντες αυτην και τι ανδρεια τω παρ αυτης οτι αλλ η του οραν οφθαλμοις αυτου
[12] [5:11] γλυκυς υπνος του δουλου ει ολιγον και ει πολυ φαγεται και τω εμπλησθεντι του πλουτησαι ουκ εστιν αφιων αυτον του υπνωσαι
[13] [5:12] εστιν αρρωστια ην ειδον υπο τον ηλιον πλουτον φυλασσομενον τω παρ αυτου εις κακιαν αυτου
[14] [5:13] και απολειται ο πλουτος εκεινος εν περισπασμω πονηρω και εγεννησεν υιον και ουκ εστιν εν χειρι αυτου ουδεν
[15] [5:14] καθως εξηλθεν απο γαστρος μητρος αυτου γυμνος επιστρεψει του πορευθηναι ως ηκει και ουδεν ου λημψεται εν μοχθω αυτου ινα πορευθη εν χειρι αυτου
[16] [5:15] και γε τουτο πονηρα αρρωστια ωσπερ γαρ παρεγενετο ουτως και απελευσεται και τις περισσεια αυτω η μοχθει εις ανεμον
[17] [5:16] και γε πασαι αι ημεραι αυτου εν σκοτει και πενθει και θυμω πολλω και αρρωστια και χολω
[18] [5:17] ιδου ο ειδον εγω αγαθον ο εστιν καλον του φαγειν και του πιειν και του ιδειν αγαθωσυνην εν παντι μοχθω αυτου ω εαν μοχθη υπο τον ηλιον αριθμον ημερων ζωης αυτου ων εδωκεν αυτω ο θεος οτι αυτο μερις αυτου
[19] [5:18] και γε πας ο ανθρωπος ω εδωκεν αυτω ο θεος πλουτον και υπαρχοντα και εξουσιασεν αυτον του φαγειν απ αυτου και του λαβειν το μερος αυτου και του ευφρανθηναι εν μοχθω αυτου τουτο δομα θεου εστιν
[20] [5:19] οτι ου πολλα μνησθησεται τας ημερας της ζωης αυτου οτι ο θεος περισπα αυτον εν ευφροσυνη καρδιας αυτου