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Ecclesiastes 5

Your Attitude Toward God

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 1 aGuardh8104 your stepsh7272 as you goh1980 to the househ1004 of Godh430 and drawh7126 nearh7138 to listenh8085 ratherh4480 thanh4480 to offerh5414 the  bsacrificeh2077 of foolsh3684; for they do not knowh3045 they are doingh6213a evilh7451a.

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 1Do not be  ahastyh4116  2in wordh6310 or  3impulsiveh4116 in thoughth3820 to bringh3318 up a matterh1697 in the presenceh6440 of Godh430. For Godh430 is in heavenh8064 and you are on the earthh776; thereforeh5921h3651 let your  bwordsh1697 be fewh4592.

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For the dreamh2472 comesh935 through muchh7230  1efforth6045 and the voiceh6963 of a  afoolh3684 through manyh7230 wordsh1697.

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Whenh3512c you  amakeh5087 a vowh5088 to Godh430, do not be lateh309 in payingh7999a it; for He takes noh369 delighth2656 in foolsh3684.  bPayh7999a whath834 you vowh5087!

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It is  abetterh2896a that you should not vowh5087 thanh4480 that you should vowh5087 and not payh7999a.

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Do not leth5414 your  1speechh6310 cause  2you to sinh2398 and do not sayh559 in the presenceh6440 of the messengerh4397 of God that it was a  amistakeh7684. Whyh4100 should Godh430 be angryh7107 on accounth5921 of your voiceh6963 and destroyh2254b the workh4639 of your handsh3027?

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For in manyh7230 dreamsh2472 and in manyh7235a wordsh1697 there is  1emptinessh1892. Ratherh3588,  2 afearh3372a Godh430.

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Ifh518 you seeh7200  aoppressionh6233 of the poorh7326 and  bdenialh1498 of justiceh4941 and righteousnessh6664 in the provinceh4082, do not be  cshockedh8539 at the  1sighth2656; for one  2officialh1364 watchesh8104 overh4480h5921 another  2officialh1364, and there are higherh1364  3officialsh1364 overh5921 them.

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After allh3605, a kingh4428 who cultivatesh5647 the fieldh7704 is an advantageh3504 to the landh776.

The Folly of Riches

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 aHe who lovesh157 moneyh3701 will not be satisfiedh7646 with moneyh3701, norh3808 he whoh4310 lovesh157 abundanceh1995 with its incomeh8393. Thish2088 tooh1571 is  1vanityh1892.

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 aWhen goodh2899b thingsh2899b increaseh7235a, those who consumeh398 them increaseh7231. So whath4100 is the advantageh3788 to their ownersh1167 excepth3588h518 to  1lookh7212h5869 on?

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The sleeph8142 of the workingh5647 man is  apleasanth4966, whetherh518 he eatsh398 littleh4592 or muchh7235a; but the  1fullh7647 stomachh7647 of the richh6223 manh6223 does not allowh5117 him to sleeph3462.

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Thereh3426 is a grievoush2470a evilh7463a which I have seenh7200 underh8478 the sunh8121:  arichesh6239 being  1hoardedh8104 by their ownerh1167 to his hurth7463a.

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When thoseh1931 richesh6239 were losth6 through  1a badh7451a investmenth6045 and he had fatheredh3205 a sonh1121, then thereh369 was nothingh369h3972  2to supporth3027 him.

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 aAs he had comeh3318 nakedh6174 from his mother'sh517 wombh990, so will he returnh7725 as he cameh935. He will  btakeh5375 nothingh3972h3808 from the fruith5999 of his laborh5999 that he can carryh1980 in his handh3027.

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Thish2090 alsoh1571 is a grievoush2470a evilh7463a--exactlyh5980 as a man  1is bornh935, thush3651 will he  2dieh1980. So  awhath4100 is the advantageh3504 to him whoh7945  btoilsh5998 for the windh7307?

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Throughouth3605 his lifeh3117  ahe alsoh1571 eatsh398 in darknessh2822 with  bgreath7235a vexationh3707, sicknessh2483 and angerh7110a.

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Hereh2009 is whath834 I have seenh7200 to be  agoodh2896a and  1fittingh3303: to eath398, to drinkh8354 and  2enjoyh7200h2899b oneself in allh3605 one's laborh5999 in whichh7945 he toilsh5998 underh8478 the sunh8121 during the fewh4557  3yearsh3117 of his lifeh2425b whichh834 Godh430 has givenh5414 him; for thish1931 is his  4 brewardh2506.

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Furthermoreh1571, as for everyh3605 manh120 to whomh834  aGodh430 has givenh5414 richesh6239 and wealthh5233, He has also  bempoweredh7980 him to eath398 from them and to receiveh5375 his  1rewardh2506 and rejoiceh8055 in his laborh5999; thish2090 is the  cgifth4991 of Godh430.

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For he will not oftenh7235a  1considerh2142 the  2yearsh3117 of his lifeh2425b, becauseh3588  aGodh430 keepsh6030b  3him occupiedh6030b with the gladnessh8057 of his hearth3820.



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