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Ecclesiastes 5:3

Words and speechWorry and anxiety

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.

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.

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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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