NASB — Ecclesiastes 5 — KJV

Your Attitude Toward God

1 IaGuard° your steps° as you go° to the house° of God° and draw° near° to listen° rather° than° to offer° the bsacrifice° of fools°; for they do not know° they are doing° evil°. 2 IDo not be ahasty° IIin word° or IIIimpulsive° in thought° to bring° up a matter° in the presence° of God°. For God° is in heaven° and you are on the earth°; therefore°° let your bwords° be few°. 3 For the dream° comes° through much° Ieffort° and the voice° of a afool° through many° words°.

[1] ICh 4:17 in Heb aEx 3:5; 30:18-20; Is 1:12 b1S 15:22; Pv 15:8; 21:27
[2] ICh 5:1 in Heb IILit with your mouth IIILit hurry your heart aPv 20:25 bPv 10:19; Mt 6:7
[3] ILit task aJb 11:2; Pv 15:2; Ec 10:14

4 ¶ When° you amake° a vow° to God°, do not be late° in paying° it; for [He takes] no° delight° in fools°. bPay° what° you vow°! 5 It is abetter° that you should not vow° than° that you should vow° and not pay°. 6 Do not let° your Ispeech° cause IIyou to sin° and do not say° in the presence° of the messenger° [of God] that it was a amistake°. Why° should God° be angry° on account° of your voice° and destroy° the work° of your hands°? 7 For in many° dreams° and in many° words° there is Iemptiness°. Rather°, IIafear° God°.

[4] aNu 30:2; Ps 50:14; 76:11 bPs 66:13, 14
[5] aPv 20:25; Ac 5:4
[6] ILit mouth IILit your body aLv 4:2, 22; Nu 15:25
[7] ILit vanity IIOr revere aEc 3:14; 7:18; 8:12, 13; 12:13

8 ¶ If° you see° aoppression° of the poor° and bdenial° of justice° and righteousness° in the province°, do not be cshocked° at the Isight°; for one IIofficial° watches° over°° another IIofficial°, and there are higher° IIIofficials° over° them. 9 After all°, a king° who cultivates° the field° is an advantage° to the land°.

[8] ILit delight IILit high one IIILit ones aEc 4:1 bEzk 18:18 c1P 4:12

The Folly of Riches

10aHe who loves° money° will not be satisfied° with money°, nor° he who° loves° abundance° [with its] income°. This° too° is Ivanity°. 11 aWhen good° things° increase°, those who consume° them increase°. So what° is the advantage° to their owners° except°° to Ilook°° on? 12 The sleep° of the working° man is apleasant°, whether° he eats° little° or much°; but the Ifull° stomach° of the rich° man° does not allow° him to sleep°.

[10] IOr futility aEc 1:8; 2:10, 11; 4:8
[11] ILit see with their eyes aEc 2:9
[12] ILit satiety aPv 3:24

13 ¶ There° is a grievous° evil° [which] I have seen° under° the sun°: ariches° being Ihoarded° by their owner° to his hurt°. 14 When those° riches° were lost° through Ia bad° investment° and he had fathered° a son°, then there° was nothing°° IIto support° him. 15 aAs he had come° naked° from his mother’s° womb°, so will he return° as he came°. He will btake° nothing°° from the fruit° of his labor° that he can carry° in his hand°. 16 This° also° is a grievous° evil°—exactly° as a man Iis born°, thus° will he IIdie°. So awhat° is the advantage° to him who° btoils° for the wind°? 17 Throughout° his life° a[he] also° eats° in darkness° with bgreat° vexation°, sickness° and anger°.

[13] ILit guarded aEc 6:2
[14] ILit an evil task IILit in his hand
[15] aJb 1:21 bPs 49:17; 1Ti 6:7
[16] ILit comes IILit go aEc 1:3; 2:11; 3:9 bPv 11:29
[17] aPs 127:2 bEc 2:23

18 ¶ Here° is what° I have seen° to be agood° and Ifitting°: to eat°, to drink° and IIenjoy°° oneself in all° one’s labor° in which° he toils° under° the sun° [during] the few° IIIyears° of his life° which° God° has given° him; for this° is his IVbreward°. 19 Furthermore°, as for every° man° to whom° aGod° has given° riches° and wealth°, He has also bempowered° him to eat° from them and to receive° his Ireward° and rejoice° in his labor°; this° is the cgift° of God°. 20 For he will not often° Iconsider° the IIyears° of his life°, because° aGod° keeps° IIIhim occupied° with the gladness° of his heart°.

[18] ILit beautiful IILit see good IIIOr days IVOr share aEc 2:24 bEc 2:10
[19] IOr share a2Ch 1:12; Ec 6:2 bEc 6:2 cEc 3:13
[20] ILit remember IIOr days IIISo with Gr aEx 23:25


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Vanities in divine service,

1 ¶ Keepºª thy footº when² thou goest¹ª² to² the houseº of God,º and be more ready¹² to hear,ºª than to giveºª² the sacrificeº of fools:º for they considerºª not² that² they doºª evil.º 2 Be not² rashºª with² thy mouth,º and let not² thine heartº be hastyºª to utterºª [any] thingº beforeº God:º for² Godº [is] in heaven,º and thou² upon² earth:º therefore²² let thy wordsº be² few.º 3 For² a dreamº comethºª through the multitudeº of business;º and a fool'sº voiceº [is known] by multitudeº of words.º 4 When² thou vowestºª a vowº unto God,º deferºª not² to payºª it; for² [he hath] no² pleasureº in fools:º payºª² that which² thou hast vowed.ºª 5 Betterº [is it] that² thou shouldest not² vow,ºª than that thou shouldest vowºª²² and not² pay.ºª 6 Sufferºª not²² thy mouthº to cause² thy fleshº to sin;ºª neither² sayºª thou beforeº the angel,º that² it² [was] an error:º wherefore² should Godº be angryºª at² thy voice,º and destroyºª² the workº of thine hands?º 7 For² in the multitudeº of dreamsº and manyºª wordsº [there are] also [divers] vanities:º but² fearºª thou² God.º

[1] Gn 4:3; 28:16; Ex 3:5; Lv 10:3; Jsh 5:15; 1S 13:12; 15:21; 2Ch 26:16; Ps 50:8; 89:7; Pv 15:8; 21:27; Is 1:12; 66:3; Jr 7:21; Ho 6:6; Mal 1:10; Ac 10:33; 17:11; 1Co 11:22; He 10:26; 12:28; Jm 1:19; 1P 2:1.
[2] Gn 18:27, 30, 32; 28:20, 22; Nu 30:2; Jg 11:30; 1S 14:24; Ps 115:3; Pv 10:19; Ec 5:3, 7; Is 55:9; Mt 6:7, 9; Mk 6:23; Jm 3:2.
[3] Pv 10:19; 15:2; Ec 10:12.
[4] Gn 28:20; 35:1, 3; Nu 30:2; Dt 23:21; Ps 50:14; 66:13; 76:11; 116:14, 16; 119:106; 147:10; Is 19:21; Jna 2:9; Mal 1:10; Mt 5:33; He 10:6.
[5] Dt 23:22; Pv 20:25; Ac 5:4.
[6] Gn 48:16; Lv 5:4; 27:9; Ec 5:1; Ho 12:4; Hg 1:9; 2:14; Mal 2:7; 3:1; Ac 7:30; 1Co 3:13; 11:10; 1Ti 5:21; He 1:14; Jm 1:26; 3:2; 2Jn 1:8.
[7] Pv 23:17; Ec 5:3; 7:18; 8:12; 12:13; Is 50:10; Mt 12:36.

in murmuring against oppression,

8 ¶ If² thou seestºª the oppressionº of the poor,ºª and violent¹ perverting² of judgmentº and justiceº in a province,º marvelºª not² at² the matter:º for² [he that is] higherº than²² the highestº regardeth;ºª and [there be] higherº than² they.¹

[8] 1K 21:19; 1Ch 21:15; Jb 20:19; 27:8; Ps 10:17; 12:5; 55:9; 58:10, 11; 82:1; 83:18; 95:3; 140:11; Pv 8:17; Ec 3:16; 4:1; Is 3:15; 5:7; 10:5, 12; 37:36; 46:10; 57:15; 59:13; Jr 22:17; Ezk 22:6; Am 5:12; 6:2, 12; 8:4; Mi 2:1, 9; 3:1, 9; 6:10; Hab 1:2, 12, 13; Zc 7:9; 8:6; Mal 3:5; Mt 13:41; Lk 1:32, 35, 76; Ac 4:27; 12:7, 23; Ro 11:33; Jm 2:13; 5:2; 1Jn 3:13; Rv 17:6.

and in riches.

9 ¶ Moreover the profitº of the earthº is for all:² the kingº [himself] is servedºª by the field.º 10 He that lovethºª silverº shall not² be satisfiedºª with silver;º nor he² that lovethºª abundanceº with increase:º this² [is] also² vanity.º 11 When goodsº increase,ºª they are increasedºª that eatºª them: and what² goodº [is there] to the ownersº thereof, savingº² the beholding¹ª¹ª² [of them] with their eyes?º 12 The sleepº of a labouring manºª [is] sweet,º whether² he eatºª littleº or² much:ºª but the abundanceº of the richº will not² suffer¹ª² him to sleep.ºª 13 There isº a soreºª evilº [which] I have seenºª under² the sun,º [namely], richesº keptºª for the ownersº thereof to their hurt.º 14 But those² richesº perishºª by evilº travail:º and he begettethºª a son,º and [there is] nothingº² in his hand.º 15 As² he came forthºª of his mother'sº womb,º² nakedº shall he returnºª to go¹ª² as he came,ºª² and shall takeºª nothingº² of his labour,º which he may carry away¹ª²² in his hand.º 16 And thisº also² [is] a soreºª evil,º [that] in all² pointsº as he came,ºª² so² shall he go:¹ª² and what² profitº hath he that hath labouredºª² for the wind?º 17 All² his daysº also² he eatethºª in darkness,º and [he hath] muchºª sorrowºª and wrathº with his sickness.º

[9] Gn 1:29; 3:17; 1S 8:12; 1K 4:7; 1Ch 27:26; Ps 104:14; 115:16; Pv 13:23; 27:23; 28:19; Jr 40:10.
[10] Ps 52:1, 7; 62:10; Pv 30:15; Ec 1:17; 2:11, 17, 26; 3:19; 4:4, 8, 16; 6:7; Hab 2:5; Mt 6:19, 24; Lk 12:15; 1Ti 6:10.
[11] Gn 12:16; 13:2, 5; Jsh 7:21; 1K 4:22; 5:13; Ne 5:17; Ps 119:36; Pv 23:5; Ec 6:9; 11:9; Jr 17:11; Hab 2:13; 1Jn 2:16.
[12] Ps 4:8; 127:2; Pv 3:24; Jr 31:26.
[13] Gn 13:5; 14:16; 19:14, 26, 31; Pv 1:11, 19, 32; 11:4, 24; Ec 4:8; 6:1; 8:9; Is 2:20; 32:6; Zp 1:18; Lk 12:16; 16:1, 19, 22; 18:22; 19:8; 1Ti 6:9; Jm 2:5; 5:1.
[14] 1S 2:6, 36; 1K 14:26; Jb 5:5; 20:15; 27:16; Ps 39:6; 109:9; Pv 23:5; Ec 2:26; Hg 1:9; 2:16; Mt 6:19.
[15] Jb 1:21; Ps 49:17; Lk 12:20; 1Ti 6:7.
[16] 1S 12:21; Pv 11:29; Ec 1:3; 2:22; 5:13; Is 26:18; Jr 2:8; Ho 8:7; Mk 8:36; Jn 6:27.
[17] Gn 3:17; 1K 17:12; 2K 1:2, 6; 5:27; 2Ch 16:10; 24:24; Jb 21:25; Ps 78:33; 90:7; 102:9; 127:2; Pv 1:27; Ezk 4:16; Ac 12:23; 1Co 11:30.

Joy in riches is the gift of God.

18 ¶ Behold² [that] which² I² have seen:ºª [it is] goodº and comelyº [for one] to eatºª and to drink,ºª and to enjoyºª the goodº of all² his labourº that he takethºª² under² the sunº allº the daysº of his life,º which² Godº givethºª him: for² it² [is] his portion.º 19 Every² manº also² to whom² Godº hath givenºª richesº and wealth,º and hath given him powerºª to eatºª thereof,² and to takeºª² his portion,º and to rejoiceºª in his labour;º thisº [is] the giftº of God.º 20 For² he shall not² muchºª rememberºª² the daysº of his life;º because² Godº answereth¹ª² [him] in the joyº of his heart.º

[18] Ec 2:10, 24; 3:12, 22; 8:15; 9:7; 11:9; Jr 52:34; 1Ti 6:17.
[19] Dt 8:18; 1K 3:13; Ec 2:24; 3:13; 6:2.
[20] Dt 28:8, 47; Ps 4:6; 37:16; Is 64:5; 65:13, 21; Ro 5:1, 5.


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