OET ECC chapter 5

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5:1 Mareet the mahaan egpahunlibet

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5 [fn] do _not be _hasty on mouth_your and_heart_your not let _it _hasten to_utter a _matter to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_ʼₑlhīmv DOM the_ʼₑlhīmv in/on/at/with_heaven and_you(ms) [are]_on the_earth/land on/upon yes/correct/thus/so[fn] let _them _be words_your few.
2 [fn] DOM it _comes the_dream in/on/at/with_many of _business and_voice a _fool in/on/at/with_many of _words.
3 [fn] just_as you _will _vow a _vow to_god do _not delay in_fulfilling_it DOM there _[is]_not pleasure in/on/at/with_fools DOM [that]_which you _will _vow pay.
4 [fn] [is]_good (cmp) not you _will _vow than_that_vow[fn][fn][fn] and_not you _will _pay.
5 [fn] do _not permit DOM mouth_your to_lead _intosin DOM flesh_your and_not say to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_messenger DOM_that [was]_inadvertence it to/for_what will _he _be _angry the_ʼₑlhīmv towards words_your and_destroy DOM the _work hands_your.
6 [fn] DOM in/on/at/with_many of _dreams and_vanities and_words many DOM DOM the_ʼₑlhīmv fear.
7 [fn] if oppression of _[one _who _is]_poor and_violation of _justice and_righteousness you _will _see in/on/at/with_province do _not be _astonished on the_matter DOM a _high _[one] from_under a _high _[one][fn][fn][fn] [is]_watching and_higher _officials over_them.

5:8 Not/None karuan of wealth

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5:4: Psa 66:13-14.

5:15: Yob 1:21; Psa 49:17; 1Tim 6:7.

8 [fn] and_advantage of _a _land in/on/at/with_all it[fn] a _king from_field he _has _been _served.
9 [fn] [one _who]_loves silver not he _will _be _satisfied silver and_whoever [is]_loving in/on/at/with_wealth not income also this [is]_futility.
10 [fn] in/on/at/with_increase the_goods they _increase consume_them and_what profit to_owner_their DOM (if) the _sight[fn] eyes_his.
11 [fn] [is]_sweet the _sleep the_labourer whether a _little and_if much he _will _eat and_the_abundance of _the_rich not_he [is]_permitting to_him/it to_sleep.
12 [fn] there _[is] an _evil severe [which]_I _have _seen under the_sun wealth [was]_being _kept by_owner_its to_harm_his.
13 [fn] and_lost the_wealth (the)_that in/on/at/with_venture of _evil and_fathered a _son and_there _is _not in_his/its_hand anything.
14 [fn] just_as he _came _out from_womb his/its_mother naked he _will _return to_go just _as_that_came and_anything not he _will _carry in/on/at/with_toil_his that_carry in_his/its_hand.
15 [fn] and_also this [is]_an _evil severe as_to exactly _as that_came so he _will _go and_what advantage to_him/it who_toils for _the_wind.
16 [fn] also all his/its_days in/on/at/with_darkness he _eats and_vexation greatly and_sickness_him and_anger.
17 [fn] here [that]_which I _have _seen I [to _be]_good [that]_which [is]_beautiful to_eat and_to_drink and_to_find good in_all toil_his which_toils under the_sun the _number of _the _days life_his[fn][fn][fn] which he _has _given to_him/it the_ʼₑlhīmv DOM it lot_his.
18 [fn] also every the_humankind whom he _has _given to_him/it the_ʼₑlhīmv wealth and_possessions and_enables_him to_enjoy from_him/it and_to_accept DOM lot_his and_to_rejoice in/on/at/with_toil_his this [is]_a _gift of _god it.
19 [fn] DOM not much he _will _remember DOM the _days his/its_life DOM the_ʼₑlhīmv [is]_keeping _[him]_busy in/on/at/with_joy his/its_heart.

5:1 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.2

5:1 Note: We read one or more accents in L differently from BHQ.

5:2 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.3

5:3 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.4

5:4 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.5

5:4 Note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

5:4 Note: Marks an anomalous form.

5:4 Note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

5:5 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.6

5:6 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.7

5:7 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.8

5:7 Note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

5:7 Note: Marks an anomalous form.

5:7 Note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

5:8 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.9

5:8 Variant note: היא: (x-qere) ’ה֑וּא’: lemma_1931 n_1 morph_HPp3ms id_21rhu ה֑וּא

5:9 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.10

5:10 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.11

5:10 Variant note: ראית: (x-qere) ’רְא֥וּת’: lemma_7207 morph_HNcfsc id_21DLP רְא֥וּת

5:11 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.12

5:12 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.13

5:13 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.14

5:14 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.15

5:15 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.16

5:16 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.17

5:17 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.18

5:17 Variant note: חי/ו: (x-qere) ’חַיָּ֛י/ו’: lemma_2416 e n_0.0.0 morph_HNcmpc/Sp3ms id_21yrH חַיָּ֛י/ו

5:17 Note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

5:17 Note: We have abandoned or added a ketib/qere relative to BHS. In doing this we agree with L against BHS.

5:18 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.19

5:19 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.20

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