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Ecclesiastes 5:3

Words and speechWorry and anxiety

1 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.

2 Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.

As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.

4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.

5 It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.

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BSB
As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.
KJV
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.
WEB
For as a dream comes with a multitude of cares, so a fool’s speech with a multitude of words.
ASV
For a dream cometh with a multitude of business, and a fool`s voice with a multitude of words.
DARBY
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business, and a fool's voice through a multitude of words.
BLB
For [as] a dream comes with an abundance of business, so the voice of a fool with an abundance of words.
ÅB
For av meget strev og kav kommer drømmer, og med for mange ord følger dårlig tale.
OTB
For drømmer kommer med mye strev, og en dåres stemme med mange ord.
B1930
For av meget strev og kav kommer drømmer, og med for mange ord følger dårlig tale.

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