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Keep thy foot, when thou goest unto the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than dullards to offer sacrifice, - for they make no acknowledgment of doing wrong.

Be not rash with thy mouth, and, with thy heart, be not in haste to bring forth a word, before God, - for, God, is in the heavens, and, thou, upon the earth, for this cause, let thy words be few.

For a dream cometh through the multitude of business, - and, the voice of a dullard, is with a multitude of words.

When thou vowest a vow unto God, do not defer to pay it, for there is no pleasure in dullards, - what thou vowest, pay!

For it was done amidst a multitude of dreams, and vanities, and many words, - but, towards God, be thou reverent.

If, the oppression of the poor, and the wresting of justice and righteousness, thou see in the province, do not be astonished over the matter, - for, one high above the highest, is watching, yea, the Most High, is over them.

And, the profit of the earth, is, for all, - a king, by the field, is served.

Even this, moreover, is an incurable evil, altogether as he came, so, shall he depart, - what profit then shall he have who toileth for the wind?

Lo! what, I myself, have seen - Better that it should be excellent to eat and to drink and to see blessedness, in all one's toil wherein one toileth under the sun, for the number of the days of his life, in that God hath given it him, for, that, is his portion:

Though it be not much, let him remember the days of his life, - for, God, beareth witness, by the gladness of his heart.

A man to whom God giveth riches and gains and honour, so that nothing doth he lack for his soul - of all that he craveth, and yet God doth not give him power to eat thereof, but, a man unknown, eateth it, - this, was vanity, and, an incurable evil, it was.

For, in vain, it came in, and, in darkness, it departeth, - and, with darkness, its name, is covered:

All the toil of man, is for his mouth, - though, even the desire, is not satisfied!

For what profit hath the wise man, over the dullard? What can, the poor man, know - so as to walk before the living?

For who knoweth what is good for a man throughout his life, for the number of the days of his life of vanity, seeing he will make them, like a shadow, - for who can tell a man, what shall be after him, under the sun?

Better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of banqueting, for, that, is the end of all men, - and, the living, should take it to his heart.

Better is grief than laughter, - for, by the marring of the face, amended is the heart.

Better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for any man to hear the song of dullards,

For, as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so, is the laughter of the dullard, - even this, then, was vanity.

For, oppression, maddeneth the wise, - and a bribe, destroyeth the understanding.