Ecclesiastes 5:6

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BSB

Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?

KJV

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?

WEB

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?

ASV

Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that is was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?

DARBY

Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an inadvertence. Wherefore should God be wroth at thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?

BLB

Do not give your mouth to cause your flesh to sin, and do not say before the face of the messenger that it [was] an error. Why should God be angry concerning your voice and destroy the work of your hands?

ÅB

La ikke din munn føre synd over ditt legeme og si ikke til Guds sendebud[^1]: Det var av vanvare jeg gjorde det! Hvorfor skal Gud harmes over din tale og ødelegge dine henders verk?

OTB

La ikke munnen føre deg til synd, og si ikke foran Guds budbærer at det var en feil. Hvorfor skulle Gud bli sint på dine ord og ødelegge dine henders verk?

B1930

La ikke din munn føre synd over ditt legeme og si ikke til Guds sendebud: Det var av vanvare jeg gjorde det! Hvorfor skal Gud harmes over din tale og ødelegge dine henders verk? / < d.e. presten; MLK 2, 7.>

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