Ecclesiastes 5:6
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordSuffer 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?
— Ecclesiastes 5:6, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
Don't allow your mouth to lead you into sin. Don't protest before the messenger that this was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice, and destroy the work of your hands?
American Standard Version (ASV)
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 thy hands?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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