[:en]”Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few. As a dream comes when there are many cares, so the speech of a fool when there are many words” (vs. 2-3)
“When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it. He has no pleasure in fools’ fulfill your vow. It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.” (vs. 4-5)
“Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income” (v. 10)
“The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of a rich man permits him no sleep” (v. 12)
“Naked a man comes from his mother’s womb, and as he comes, so he departs. He takes nothing from his labor that he can carry in his hand” (v. 15)
“This too is a grievous evil: As a man comes, so he departs, and what does he gain, since he toils for the wind? All his days he eats in darkness, with great frustration, affliction and anger” (vs. 16-17)
“Then I realized that it is good and proper for a man to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in his toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given him – for this is his lot” (v. 18)
“When God gives any man wealth and possessions, and enables him to enjoy them, to accept his lot and be happy in his work – this is a gift of God” (v. 19)
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