ECC 5:2 Parallel Verse View

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_C5.htm#C5V2">5:1 Note: KJB: Eccl.5.2

_C5.htm#C5V2">5:1 OSHB note: We read one or more accents in L differently from BHQ.

Key: khaki:verbs.
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).

BrLXX (ECC 5:1) Μὴ σπεῦδε ἐπὶ στόματί σου, καὶ καρδία σου μὴ ταχυνάτω τοῦ ἐξενέγκαι λόγον πρὸ προσώπου τοῦ Θεοῦ· ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ἄνω, καὶ σὺ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς· διὰ τοῦτο ἔστωσαν οἱ λόγοι σου ὀλίγοι.
(Maʸ speude epi stomati sou, kai kardia sou maʸ taⱪunatō tou exenegkai logon pro prosōpou tou Theou; hoti ho Theos en tōi ouranōi anō, kai su epi taʸs gaʸs; dia touto estōsan hoi logoi sou oligoi.)

BrTr (ECC 5:1) Be not hasty with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be swift to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven above, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

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

UST Do not be so quick to say something to God that you speak rashly without thinking about the words you say. Neither should you allow yourself to raise an issue hastily in God’s presence. You ought to remember that this God is the true, uncreated God who rules from heaven, and that you, a mere creature, live here on the dust of the earth. For this reason, you ought to think carefully before you say anything in God’s presence.

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

OEB No OEB ECC 5:2 book available

WEBBE & WMBB 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 • Do not be rash with your mouth,
• 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.

Moff Never be rash with your lips, never let your heart hurry you into words before God. God is in heaven, and you are upon earth; so let your words be few.

JPS (ECC 5:1) (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 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 (ECC 5:1) 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 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.

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

5.2 Elohim

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

SLT Thou shalt not hasten with thy mouth, and thy heart shall not be quick to bring forth a word to the face of God: for God is in the heavens, and thou upon the earth: for this thy words shall be few.

Wbstr Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy 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-1769 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.[fn]
(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.)

5.2 thing: or, word

KJB-1611 [fn]Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to vtter any thing before God: for God is in heauen, and thou vpon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

5:2 Or, word.

Bshps 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 hasty 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.)

Gnva 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 dream cometh/comes by the multitude of business: so the voice of a fool is in the multitude of words.)

Cvdl 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 hasty 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.)

Wycl (ECC 5:1) 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 foolishly, 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 (ECC 5:1) 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 fast/quickly with your mouth and let your(s) heart not hurry, something to/for talk(v) before/in_front_of God; because/than God is in_the heaven and you(sg) on/in/to earth/land/ground; therefore let your(s) words few be.)

ClVg (ECC 5:1) [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 recklessly what speak, nor heart your(sg) be quick to to_be_brought_forward conversation before to_God. God because in/into/on the_sky, and you(sg) over the_earth/land; therefore let_them_be a_few conversations yours(sg).)

5.1 Ne temere, Deus. Quia omnia audit et videt, et stultitiam tuam arguit quamvis ipse in cœlo, et tu in terra.

5.1 Don’t recklessly, God. Because everything listens and he_sees, and stupidity your(sg) argues although/however exactly_that/himself in/into/on sky, and you(sg) in/into/on earth/land.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

אַל תְּבַהֵ֨ל

not rash

The expression Do not be hurried is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [Do not hurry yourself]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

פִּ֜י⁠ךָ

mouth_of,your

Here, your mouth represents “what you say.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [what you say]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠לִבְּ⁠ךָ֧ אַל יְמַהֵ֛ר

and,heart_of,your not quick

Here, your heart represents where a person’s thoughts and intentions exist. You may have a comparable expression in your language, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and do not let your thoughts]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י הָ⁠אֱלֹהִ֑ים כִּ֣י

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the=ʼElohīm that/for/because/then/when

Here, to the face of represents being in the presence of God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [in the presence of God. For the]

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

אַל תְּבַהֵ֨ל עַל פִּ֜י⁠ךָ וְ⁠לִבְּ⁠ךָ֧ אַל יְמַהֵ֛ר לְ⁠הוֹצִ֥יא דָבָ֖ר לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י הָ⁠אֱלֹהִ֑ים כִּ֣י הָ⁠אֱלֹהִ֤ים בַּ⁠שָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ וְ⁠אַתָּ֣ה עַל הָ⁠אָ֔רֶץ עַֽל כֵּ֛ן יִהְי֥וּ דְבָרֶ֖י⁠ךָ מְעַטִּֽים

not rash on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in mouth_of,your and,heart_of,your not quick to,bring_forth message to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the=ʼElohīm that/for/because/then/when the=ʼElohīm [is]_in,heavens and=you(ms) on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=earth/land on/upon yes/correct/thus/so be words_of,your few

Solomon uses the word but here to indicate a contrast between God being in heaven and the reader being on the earth. In your translation, indicate this contrast in a way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [Do not be hurried 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, while you are on the earth; therefore, let your words be few]

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