Dual Panel1Guard<8104> your steps<7272> as you go<1980> to the house<1004> of God<430> and draw<7126> near<7138> to listen<8085> rather<4480> than<4480> to offer<5414> the sacrifice<2077> of fools<3684>; for they do not know<3045> they are doing<6213> evil<7451>.
2Do not be hasty<4116> in word<6310> or impulsive<4116> in thought<3820> to bring<3318> up a matter<1697> in the presence<6440> of God<430>. For God<430> is in heaven<8064> and you are on the earth<776>; therefore<5921><3651> let your words<1697> be few<4592>.
3For the dream<2472> comes<935> through much<7230> effort<6045> and the voice<6963> of a fool<3684> through many<7230> words<1697>.
4When<3512> you make<5087> a vow<5088> to God<430>, do not be late<309> in paying<7999> it; for He takes no<369> delight<2656> in fools<3684>. Pay<7999> what<834> you vow<5087>!
5It is better<2896> that you should not vow<5087> than<4480> that you should vow<5087> and not pay<7999>.
6Do not let<5414> your speech<6310> cause you to sin<2398> and do not say<559> in the presence<6440> of the messenger<4397> of God that it was a mistake<7684>. Why<4100> should God<430> be angry<7107> on account<5921> of your voice<6963> and destroy<2254> the work<4639> of your hands<3027>?
7For in many<7230> dreams<2472> and in many<7235> words<1697> there is emptiness<1892>. Rather<3588>, fear<3372> God<430>.
8If<518> you see<7200> oppression<6233> of the poor<7326> and denial<1498> of justice<4941> and righteousness<6664> in the province<4082>, do not be shocked<8539> at the sight<2656>; for one official<1364> watches<8104> over<4480><5921> another official<1364>, and there are higher<1364> officials<1364> over<5921> them.
9After all<3605>, a king<4428> who cultivates<5647> the field<7704> is an advantage<3504> to the land<776>.
10He who loves<157> money<3701> will not be satisfied<7646> with money<3701>, nor<3808> he who<4310> loves<157> abundance<1995> with its income<8393>. This<2088> too<1571> is vanity<1892>.
11When good<2899> things<2899> increase<7235>, those who consume<398> them increase<7231>. So what<4100> is the advantage<3788> to their owners<1167> except<3588><518> to look<7212><5869> on?
12The sleep<8142> of the working<5647> man is pleasant<4966>, whether<518> he eats<398> little<4592> or much<7235>; but the full<7647> stomach<7647> of the rich<6223> man<6223> does not allow<5117> him to sleep<3462>.
13There<3426> is a grievous<2470> evil<7463> which I have seen<7200> under<8478> the sun<8121>: riches<6239> being hoarded<8104> by their owner<1167> to his hurt<7463>.
14When those<1931> riches<6239> were lost<6> through a bad<7451> investment<6045> and he had fathered<3205> a son<1121>, then there<369> was nothing<369><3972> to support<3027> him.
15As he had come<3318> naked<6174> from his mother's<517> womb<990>, so will he return<7725> as he came<935>. He will take<5375> nothing<3972><3808> from the fruit<5999> of his labor<5999> that he can carry<1980> in his hand<3027>.
16This<2090> also<1571> is a grievous<2470> evil<7463>--exactly<5980> as a man is born<935>, thus<3651> will he die<1980>. So what<4100> is the advantage<3504> to him who<7945> toils<5998> for the wind<7307>?
17Throughout<3605> his life<3117> he also<1571> eats<398> in darkness<2822> with great<7235> vexation<3707>, sickness<2483> and anger<7110>.
18Here<2009> is what<834> I have seen<7200> to be good<2896> and fitting<3303>: to eat<398>, to drink<8354> and enjoy<7200><2899> oneself in all<3605> one's labor<5999> in which<7945> he toils<5998> under<8478> the sun<8121> during the few<4557> years<3117> of his life<2425> which<834> God<430> has given<5414> him; for this<1931> is his reward<2506>.
19Furthermore<1571>, as for every<3605> man<120> to whom<834> God<430> has given<5414> riches<6239> and wealth<5233>, He has also empowered<7980> him to eat<398> from them and to receive<5375> his reward<2506> and rejoice<8055> in his labor<5999>; this<2090> is the gift<4991> of God<430>.
20For he will not often<7235> consider<2142> the years<3117> of his life<2425>, because<3588> God<430> keeps<6030> him occupied<6030> with the gladness<8057> of his heart<3820>.