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Ecclesiastes 5:2
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Don't talk before you think or make promises to God without thinking them through. God is in heaven, and you are on earth, so don't talk too much.
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Ecclesiastes 5:19
Suppose you are very rich and able to enjoy everything you own. Then go ahead and enjoy working hard—this is God's gift to you.
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Ecclesiastes 5:10
If you love money and wealth, you will never be satisfied with what you have. This doesn't make a bit of sense.
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Ecclesiastes 5:1
Be careful what you do when you enter the house of God. Fools go there to offer sacrifices, because all they do is sin. But it's best just to listen when you go to worship.
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Ecclesiastes 5:4
God doesn't like fools. So don't be slow to keep your promises to God.
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Ecclesiastes 5:5
It's better not to make a promise at all than to make one and not keep it.
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Ecclesiastes 5:12
If you have to work hard for a living, you can rest well at night, even if you don't have much to eat. But if you are rich, you can't even sleep.
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Ecclesiastes 5:15
They came into this world naked, and when they die, they will be just as naked. They can't take anything with them, and they won't have anything to show for all their work.
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