Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
LXX

Ecclesiastes 5:6

For [there is evil] in a multitude of dreams and vanities and many words: but fear thou God.

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
For [there is evil] in a multitude of dreams and vanities and many words: but fear you God.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
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?
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
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?
World English Bible

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