Parallel ECC 5:1

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OEB walk warily, when you go to the house of God: to participate in the worship with attentive ear is better than the sacrifices offered by fools, who are only versed in the practice of wickedness.

WEBBE Guard your steps when you go to God’s house; for to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they don’t know that they do evil.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Be careful what you do when you go to the temple of God;
 ⇔ draw near to listen rather than to offer a sacrifice like fools,
 ⇔ for they do not realize that they are doing wrong.

LSV Keep your feet when you go to a house of God, and draw near to hear rather than to give of fools the sacrifice, for they do not know they do evil.

FBV Be careful[fn] when you go into God's house. It's better to listen and respond rather than offer meaningless sacrifices.[fn] People who do that don't even know they are doing wrong.

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T4T When you enter God’s temple, you should be sure to listen carefully. Doing that is better than offering sacrifices to God and then not obeying him, which is foolish.

LEB No LEB ECC 5:1 verse available

BBE Put your feet down with care when you go to the house of God, for it is better to give ear than to make the burned offerings of the foolish, whose knowledge is only of doing evil.

Moff No Moff ECC book available

JPS (4-17) Guard thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be ready to hearken: it is better than when fools give sacrifices; for they know not that they do evil.

ASV Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God; for to draw nigh to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.

DRA Speak not any thing rashly, 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.

YLT Keep thy feet when thou goest unto a house of God, and draw near to hear rather than to give of fools the sacrifice, for they do not know they do evil.

Drby Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of [fn]God, and draw near to hear, rather than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.

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RV Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God; for to draw nigh to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.

Wbstr Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.

KJB-1769 Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
   (Keep thy/your foot when thou/you goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. )

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]Kepe thy foote when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to heare, then to giue the sacrifice of fooles: for they consider not that they doe euill.
   (¶ Kepe thy/your foot when thou/you goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, then to give the sacrifice of fooles: for they consider not that they do evil.)

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Bshps When thou commest into the house of God, kepe thy foote and drawe nye, that God which is at hande may heare that thou geue not the offerynges of fooles: for they knowe naught but to do euyll.
   (When thou/you comest/come into the house of God, keep thy/your foot and drawe near, that God which is at hand may hear that thou/you give not the offerings of fooles: for they know naught but to do evil.)

Gnva Be not rash with thy mouth, nor let thine heart be hastie to vtter a thing before God: for God is in the heauens, and thou art on the earth: therefore let thy wordes be fewe.
   (Be not rash with thy/your mouth, nor let thine/your heart be hastie to utter a thing before God: for God is in the heavens, and thou/you art on the earth: therefore let thy/your words be few. )

Cvdl Whan thou commest in to the house of God, kepe thy fote, and drawe nye, that thou mayest heare: that is better then the offeringes of fooles, for they knowe not what euell they do.
   (When thou/you comest/come in to the house of God, keep thy/your fote, and drawe near, that thou/you mayest/may hear: that is better then the offerings of fooles, for they know not what evil they do.)

Wycl Speke thou not ony thing folily, nether thin herte be swift to brynge forth a word bifore God; for God is in heuene, and thou art on erthe, therfor thi wordis be fewe.
   (Speak thou/you not any thing folily, neither thin heart be swift to bring forth a word before God; for God is in heaven, and thou/you art on earth, therefore thy/your words be few.)

Luth Sei nicht schnell mit deinem Munde und laß dein Herz nicht eilen, etwas zu reden vor GOtt; denn GOtt ist im Himmel und du auf Erden; darum laß deiner Worte wenig sein.
   (Be not schnell with your mouth and let your heart not eilen, etwas to reden before/in_front_of God; because God is in_the heaven and you on earthn; therefore let deiner words wenig sein.)

ClVg [Ne temere quid loquaris, neque cor tuum sit velox ad proferendum sermonem coram Deo. Deus enim in cælo, et tu super terram; idcirco sint pauci sermones tui.[fn]
   ([Ne temere quid loquaris, nor heart your let_it_be velox to proferendum conversation before Deo. God because in cælo, and you over the_earth/land; idcirco sint pauci sermones tui. )

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