Common English Bible

Ecclesiastes 5:5-10 Common English Bible (CEB)

5. Better not to make a promise than to make a promise without fulfilling it.

6. Don’t let your mouth make a sinner of you, and don’t say to the messenger: "It was a mistake!" Otherwise, God may become angry at such talk and destroy what you have accomplished.

7. Remember:When dreams multiply,so do pointless thoughts and excessive speech.Therefore, fear God.

8. If you witness the poor being oppressed or the violation of what is just and right in some territory, don’t be surprised because a high official watches over another, and yet others stand over them.

9. But the land’s yield should be for everyone if the field is cultivated.

10. The money lover isn’t satisfied with money; neither is the lover of wealth satisfied with income. This too is pointless.