Ecclesiastes 5

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1. Ecclesiastes 5:6KJV Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?NASB Do not let your speech cause you to sin, and do not say in the presence of the messenger of God that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry on account of your voice, and destroy the work of your hands?
2. Ecclesiastes 5:8KJV If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.NIV If you see the poor oppressed in a district, and justice and rights denied, do not be surprised at such things; for one official is eyed by a higher one, and over them both are others higher still.
3. Ecclesiastes 5:20KJV For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart.NASB For he will not often call to mind the years of his life, because God keeps him busy with the joy of his heart.