Popular Bible Verses from Ecclesiastes 5

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Speak thou not anything follily, neither thine heart be swift to bring forth a word before God; for God is in heaven, and thou art on earth, therefore thy words be few.

And to each man, to whom God gave riches, and chattel [or substance], and gave power to him to eat of those, and to use his part, and to be glad of his travail; this is the gift of God.

An avaricious man shall not be [ful] filled of money; and he that loveth riches shall not take fruits of them; and therefore this is vanity.

Thou that enterest into the house of God, keep thy foot, and nigh thou for to hear; for why much better is obedience, than the sacrifice of fools, that know not what evil they do.

If thou hast avowed anything to God, tarry thou not to yield it ; for an unfaithful and fond promise displeaseth him; but yield thou whatever thing thou hast avowed

and it is much better to make not a vow, than after a vow to yield not the promises.

Sleep is sweet to him that worketh, whether he eat little either much; but the fullness of a rich man suffereth not him to sleep.

As he went naked out of his mother’s womb, so he shall turn again; and he shall take away with him nothing of his travail.