5:1
draw near to listen
for they do not realize that they are doing wrong.
5:2 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.
5:3 Just as dreams come when there are many cares,
so
5:4 When you make a vow
For God
Pay what you vow!
5:5 It is better for you not to vow
than to vow and not pay it.
5:6 Do not let your mouth cause you
and do not tell the priest,
Why make God angry at you
so that he would destroy the work of your hands?”
5:7 Just as there is futility in many dreams,
so also in many words.
Therefore, fear God!
5:8 If you see the extortion
or the perversion
do not be astonished by the matter.
For the high official is watched by a higher official,
and there are higher ones over them!
5:9 The produce of the land is seized
even the king is served
5:10 The one who loves money
he who loves wealth
This also is futile.
5:11 When someone’s
so what does its owner
5:12 The sleep of the laborer is pleasant – whether he eats little or much –
but the wealth of the rich will not allow him to sleep.