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Parallel ECC 5:2

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5:2 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.3

UHB1 אַל־תְּבַהֵ֨ל עַל־פִּ֜י⁠ךָ וְ⁠לִבְּ⁠ךָ֧ אַל־יְמַהֵ֛ר לְ⁠הוֹצִ֥יא דָבָ֖ר לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י הָ⁠אֱלֹהִ֑ים כִּ֣י הָ⁠אֱלֹהִ֤ים בַּ⁠שָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ וְ⁠אַתָּ֣ה עַל־הָ⁠אָ֔רֶץ עַֽל־כֵּ֛ן יִהְי֥וּ דְבָרֶ֖י⁠ךָ מְעַטִּֽים׃ 
   (1 ʼal-ttəⱱahēl ˊal-piy⁠kā və⁠libə⁠kā ʼal-yəmahēr lə⁠hōʦiyʼ dāⱱār li⁠fənēy hā⁠ʼₑlohiym ⱪiy hā⁠ʼₑlohiym ba⁠shshāmayim və⁠ʼattāh ˊal-hā⁠ʼāreʦ ˊal-ⱪēn yihə dəⱱārey⁠kā məˊaţţiym.)

Key: yellow:verbs, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Do not be in haste concerning your mouth, and do not let your heart hurry to bring forth a word to the face of God. For God is in heaven, but you are on the earth; therefore, let your words be few.

UST Do not speak too quickly without thinking about the words you say;
⇔ and do not be too quick in your heart to complain about something to God.
 ⇔ Do not forget that God is in heaven and he is all-powerful
⇔ and you are here on the earth,
 ⇔ so think carefully before you make any promises to God.


BSB Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.

OEB Do not be rash with your tongue, and do not let your feelings hurry you into speech before God: for God is in heaven, while you are on earth; your words ought therefore to be few. For

WEB Don’t be rash with your mouth, and don’t let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and you on earth. Therefore let your words be few.

NET Do not be rash with your mouth or hasty in your heart to bring up a matter before God,
 ⇔ for God is in heaven and you are on earth!
 ⇔ Therefore, let your words be few.

LSV Do not cause your mouth to hurry, and do not let your heart hurry to bring out a word before God, for God is in the heavens, and you on the earth, therefore let your words be few.

FBV Don't say rash things, and think before you speak to God. For God is in heaven, and you are on earth, so keep it short.

T4T  ⇔ Think carefully before you speak [MTY]
⇔ or before you promise God that you will do something [IDM].
 ⇔ Do not forget that God is in heaven and he is all-powerful
⇔ and you are here on the earth,
⇔ so think carefully before you make any promises to God.

LEB•  and do not let your heart be quick to utter a word before God. •  For God is in heaven, and you are on earth; •  therefore, let your words be few.

BBE Be not unwise with your mouth, and let not your heart be quick to say anything before God, because God is in heaven and you are on the earth — so let not the number of your words be great.

MOFNo MOF ECC book available

JPS (5-1) Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter a word before God; for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth; therefore let thy words be few.

ASV Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

DRA Dreams follow many cares: and in many words shall be found folly.

YLT Cause not thy mouth to hasten, and let not thy heart hasten to bring out a word before God, for God is in the heavens, and thou on the earth, therefore let thy words be few.

DBY Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God: for God is in the heavens, and thou upon earth; therefore let thy words be few.

RV Be not rash with thy month, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God; for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

WBS Be not rash with thy month, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God; for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

KJB Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
  (Be not rash with thy/your mouth, and let not thine/your heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou/you upon earth: therefore let thy/your words be few.)

BB Be not hastye with thy mouth, and let not thine heart speake any thyng rashly before God: For God is in heauen, and thou vpon earth, therfore let thy wordes be fewe.
  (Be not hastye with thy/your mouth, and let not thine/your heart speak anything rashly before God: For God is in heaven, and thou/you upon earth, therefore let thy/your words be few.)

GNV For as a dreame commeth by the multitude of businesse: so the voyce of a foole is in the multitude of wordes.
  (For as a dreame cometh/comes by the multitude of businesse: so the voice of a foole is in the multitude of words.)

CB Be not hastie with thy mouth, & let not thine hert speake eny thige rashly before God. For God is in heauen, & thou vpon earth, therfore let thy wordes be fewe.
  (Be not hastie with thy/your mouth, and let not thine/your heart speak any thige rashly before God. For God is in heaven, and thou/you upon earth, therefore let thy/your words be few.)

WYC Dremes suen many bisynessis, and foli schal be foundun in many wordis.
  (Dremes follow many bisynessis, and folly shall be foundun in many words.)

LUT Denn wo viel Sorgen ist, da kommen Träume; und wo viele Worte sind, da höret man den Narren.
  (Because wo many Sorgen is, there coming Träume; and wo viele Worte sind, there listent man the Narren.)

CLV Multas curas sequuntur somnia, et in multis sermonibus invenietur stultitia.
  (Multas curas sequuntur somnia, and in multis sermonibus invenietur stultitia.)

BRN For through the multitude of trial a dream comes; and a fool's voice is with a multitude of words.

BrLXX Ὅτι παραγίνεται ἐνύπνιον ἐν πλήθει πειρασμοῦ, καὶ φωνὴ ἄφρονος ἐν πλήθει λόγων.
  (Hoti paraginetai enupnion en plaʸthei peirasmou, kai fōnaʸ afronos en plaʸthei logōn.)


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

(Occurrence 0) Do not be too quick … do not let your heart be too quick

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when he/it_came the=dream in/on/at/with,many cares and,voice fool in/on/at/with,many words )

These two phrases mean the same thing and emphasize that you should think first before you speak to God about a matter.

(Occurrence 0) to speak with your mouth

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when he/it_came the=dream in/on/at/with,many cares and,voice fool in/on/at/with,many words )

Here the phrase “with your mouth” emphasizes and describes a person speaking. Alternate translation: “to speak”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

(Occurrence 0) do not let your heart

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when he/it_came the=dream in/on/at/with,many cares and,voice fool in/on/at/with,many words )

Here a person is represented by his “heart” to emphasize his emotions and desires. Alternate translation: “do not”

(Occurrence 0) let your words be few

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when he/it_came the=dream in/on/at/with,many cares and,voice fool in/on/at/with,many words )

Alternate translation: “do not say too much”

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