Do not let your heart envy sinners, But be in the fear of יהוה all day long;
Ecclesiastes 5:7 - The Scriptures 2009 For in much dreaming and many words there is futility. But fear Elohim. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For in a multitude of dreams there is futility and worthlessness, and ruin in a flood of words. But [reverently] fear God [revere and worship Him, knowing that He is]. American Standard Version (1901) For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, and in many words: but fear thou God. Common English Bible Remember: When dreams multiply, so do pointless thoughts and excessive speech. Therefore, fear God. Catholic Public Domain Version If you see false accusations against the indigent, and violent judgments, and subverted justice in the government, do not be surprised over this situation. For those in high places have others who are higher, and there are still others, more eminent, over these. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If thou shalt see the oppressions of the poor, and violent judgments, and justice perverted in the province, wonder not at this matter: for he that is high hath another higher, and there are others still higher than these: |
Do not let your heart envy sinners, But be in the fear of יהוה all day long;
Let us hear the conclusion of the entire matter: Fear Elohim and guard His commands, for this applies to all mankind!
I know that whatever Elohim does is forever. There is no adding to it, and there is no taking from it. Elohim does it, that men should fear before Him.
Then again I saw under the sun: In the place of right-ruling, wrongness was there. And in the place of righteousness, wrongness was there.
For a dream comes through the greatness of the task, and a fool’s voice is known by his many words.
It is good that you should take hold of this, and also not withhold your hand from the other. For he who fears Elohim comes forth with all of them.
Although a sinner is doing evil a hundred times, and his life is prolonged, yet I know that there is good to those who fear Elohim, who fear before Him.
But it shall not be well with the wrong one, nor would he prolong his days as a shadow, because he does not fear before Elohim.
All this I have seen; I applied my heart to every work that is done under the sun: There is a time in which a man rules over a man for his evil.
“And I say to you that for every idle word men speak, they shall give an account of it in the day of judgment.