1 Be|strong="H1961" very|strong="H3651" careful when|strong="H3588" you|strong="H0859" go|strong="H3318" to|strong="H1961" worship|strong="H3651" God|strong="H0430". It|strong="H5921" is|strong="H0776" better|strong="H5921" to|strong="H1961" listen to|strong="H1961" God|strong="H0430" than|strong="H5921" to|strong="H1961" give|strong="H1961" sacrifices like|strong="H1961" fools. Fools often do|strong="H0408" bad things|strong="H1697", and|strong="H0430" they|strong="H3588" don’t|strong="H0408" even|strong="H3588" know it|strong="H5921".
2 Be|strong="H1697" careful when|strong="H3588" you|strong="H3588" make|strong="H3588" promises|strong="H1697" to|strong="H0935" God. Be|strong="H1697" careful about|strong="H1697" what|strong="H1697" you|strong="H3588" say|strong="H6963" to|strong="H0935" him|strong="H0935". Don’t let your|strong="H0935" feelings cause|strong="H1697" you|strong="H3588" to|strong="H0935" speak|strong="H1697" too soon|strong="H3588". God is|strong="H1697" in|strong="H0935" heaven, and|strong="H0935" you|strong="H3588" are|strong="H1697" on|strong="H0935" the|strong="H3588" earth. So|strong="H0935" you|strong="H3588" need|strong="H1697" to|strong="H0935" say|strong="H6963" only a|strong="H3588" few things|strong="H1697" to|strong="H0935" him|strong="H0935". This|strong="H3588" saying|strong="H1697" is|strong="H1697" true:
3 Bad dreams come from|strong="H0430" too many worries,
4 If|strong="H0834" you|strong="H0834" make|strong="H5087" a|strong="H0834" promise to|strong="H0834" God|strong="H3808", keep your|strong="H0834" promise. Don’t|strong="H3808" be|strong="H3808" slow to|strong="H0834" do|strong="H7999" what|strong="H0834" you|strong="H0834" promised|strong="H5087". God|strong="H3808" is|strong="H0834" not|strong="H3808" happy|strong="H2896" with|strong="H0834" fools. Give God|strong="H3808" what|strong="H0834" you|strong="H0834" promised|strong="H5087" to|strong="H0834" give him|strong="H2896".
5 It|strong="H5414" is|strong="H1931" better|strong="H3027" to|strong="H0559" promise|strong="H0559" nothing|strong="H0408" than|strong="H5921" to|strong="H0559" promise|strong="H0559" something and|strong="H0430" not|strong="H0408" be|strong="H0408" able|strong="H3027" to|strong="H0559" do|strong="H0408" it|strong="H5414".
6 So|strong="H3588" don’t let your|strong="H3588" words|strong="H1697" cause|strong="H1697" you|strong="H3588" to|strong="H0430" sin. Don’t say|strong="H1697" to|strong="H0430" the|strong="H0853" priest, “I|strong="H3588" didn’t mean what|strong="H1697" I|strong="H3588" said|strong="H1697".” If|strong="H3588" you|strong="H3588" do this|strong="H3588", God|strong="H0430" might become angry with|strong="H1697" your|strong="H3588" words|strong="H1697" and|strong="H0430" destroy everything you|strong="H3588" have|strong="H1697" worked for|strong="H3588".
7 You|strong="H3588" should|strong="H0518" not|strong="H0408" let|strong="H0408" your|strong="H5921" useless dreams and|strong="H4941" bragging bring you|strong="H3588" trouble. You|strong="H3588" should|strong="H0518" respect|strong="H5921" God.
8 In|strong="H0776" some|strong="H3605" country|strong="H0776" you|strong="H3605" will|strong="H0776" see poor people|strong="H0776" who|strong="H3605" are|strong="H0776" forced to|strong="H0776" work|strong="H5647" very hard. You|strong="H3605" will|strong="H0776" see that|strong="H3605" this|strong="H1931" is|strong="H1931" not|strong="H0776" fair to|strong="H0776" them|strong="H5647". It|strong="H1931" is|strong="H1931" against|strong="H3605" their|strong="H3605" rights. But|strong="H4428" don’t be|strong="H0776" surprised! The|strong="H3605" ruler who|strong="H3605" forces them|strong="H5647" to|strong="H0776" work|strong="H5647" has|strong="H4428" another ruler who|strong="H3605" forces him|strong="H5647". And|strong="H0776" there|strong="H3605" is|strong="H1931" still another ruler who|strong="H3605" forces both|strong="H3605" of|strong="H4428" these|strong="H1931" rulers.
9 Even|strong="H1571" the|strong="H1571" king is|strong="H2088" a|strong="H2088" slave—his|strong="H3808" country owns him|strong="H0157".
10 Those|strong="H3588" who|strong="H4100" love money will|strong="H5869" never|strong="H0518" be|strong="H5869" satisfied with|strong="H0398" the|strong="H3588" money they|strong="H3588" have|strong="H5869". Those|strong="H3588" who|strong="H4100" love wealth will|strong="H5869" not|strong="H0518" be|strong="H5869" satisfied when|strong="H3588" they|strong="H3588" get more|strong="H7235" and|strong="H0398" more|strong="H7235". This|strong="H3588" is|strong="H4100" also|strong="H3588" senseless.
11 The|strong="H5647" more|strong="H0369" wealth people|strong="H0518" have|strong="H0369", the|strong="H5647" more|strong="H0369" “friends” they|strong="H0518" have|strong="H0369" to|strong="H0369" help spend it|strong="H0518". So|strong="H0369" the|strong="H5647" rich|strong="H6223" really gain nothing|strong="H0369". They|strong="H0518" can|strong="H0518" only|strong="H0518" look at|strong="H0398" their|strong="H0398" wealth.
12 Those who|strong="H8104" work hard all day come home and|strong="H7200" sleep in|strong="H7200" peace. It|strong="H7200" is|strong="H3426" not important if|strong="H7200" they|strong="H7451" have|strong="H3426" little or|strong="H7200" much to|strong="H8104" eat. But|strong="H7200" the|strong="H7200" rich|strong="H6239" worry about their|strong="H7200" wealth|strong="H6239" and|strong="H7200" are|strong="H3426" not able to|strong="H8104" sleep.
13 There|strong="H0369" is|strong="H0369" a|strong="H3205" very sad thing|strong="H7451" that|strong="H1931" I|strong="H1121" have|strong="H0369" seen happen in|strong="H1121" this|strong="H1931" life. People|strong="H1121" save their|strong="H0369" money for|strong="H3027" the|strong="H3205" future.
14 Then|strong="H3318" something|strong="H3972" bad happens and|strong="H0935" they|strong="H0834" lose everything|strong="H0834". So|strong="H3808" they|strong="H0834" have|strong="H0834" nothing|strong="H3808" to|strong="H0935" give|strong="H7725" to|strong="H0935" their|strong="H5375" children.
15 People come|strong="H0935" into|strong="H0935" the|strong="H3605" world with|strong="H0935" nothing|strong="H3605". And|strong="H0935" when|strong="H0935" they|strong="H3651" die, they|strong="H3651" leave with|strong="H0935" nothing|strong="H3605". They|strong="H3651" might work|strong="H5998" hard|strong="H5998" to|strong="H0935" get|strong="H0935" things|strong="H3605", but|strong="H0935" they|strong="H3651" cannot take|strong="H0935" anything|strong="H3605" with|strong="H0935" them|strong="H0935" when|strong="H0935" they|strong="H3651" die.
16 It|strong="H0398" is|strong="H1571" very|strong="H1571" sad that|strong="H3605" people leave the|strong="H3605" world just|strong="H3605" as|strong="H1571" they|strong="H3117" came. So|strong="H1571" what|strong="H1571" does|strong="H1571" a|strong="H1571" person|strong="H0398" gain from|strong="H3117" “trying to|strong="H3117" catch the|strong="H3605" wind”?
17 They|strong="H0834" only|strong="H3605" get days|strong="H3117" that|strong="H0834" are|strong="H0834" filled with|strong="H0430" sadness and|strong="H0430" sorrow|strong="H2896". In|strong="H0430" the|strong="H3605" end, they|strong="H0834" are|strong="H0834" troubled, sick, and|strong="H0430" angry.
18 I|strong="H0834" have|strong="H0834" seen what|strong="H0834" is|strong="H0834" best for|strong="H3605" people|strong="H0120" to|strong="H5414" do|strong="H3605" on|strong="H0430" earth: They|strong="H0834" should|strong="H0120" eat|strong="H0398", drink, and|strong="H0430" enjoy the|strong="H3605" work|strong="H5999" they|strong="H0834" have|strong="H0834" during|strong="H3605" their|strong="H3605" short time here. God|strong="H0430" has|strong="H0430" given|strong="H5414" them|strong="H5414" these|strong="H1931" few days, and|strong="H0430" that|strong="H0834" is|strong="H0834" all|strong="H3605" they|strong="H0834" have|strong="H0834".
19 If|strong="H3588" God|strong="H0430" gives some|strong="H3117" people|strong="H3808" wealth|strong="H3808", property, and|strong="H0430" the|strong="H0853" power to|strong="H3820" enjoy those|strong="H0853" things|strong="H3808", they|strong="H3588" should|strong="H3588" enjoy them|strong="H0853". They|strong="H3588" should|strong="H3588" accept the|strong="H0853" things|strong="H3808" they|strong="H3588" have|strong="H3117" and|strong="H0430" enjoy their|strong="H3588" work—that|strong="H3588" is|strong="H0430" a|strong="H3588" gift from|strong="H3117" God|strong="H0430".
20 People don’t have many years to live, so they must remember these things all their life. God will keep them busy with the work they love to do.