Ecclesiastes 5:2-11

²Don't say rash things, and think before you speak to God. For God is in heaven, and you are on earth, so keep it short.

³When you worry too much, you get nightmares; when you talk too much, you say foolish things.

⁴When you make a vow to God, with a curse on you if you don't keep it, don't be slow in keeping it, for he is not happy with foolish behavior. So do what you promised!

⁵Better not to make any vows at all than to make vow you don't keep.

⁶Don't let your mouth cause you to sin. And don't tell the priest that your vow was a mistake, for why would you antagonize God by breaking your promise? He could bring your own curse down on you.

⁷There are certainly many dreams, questions of meaning, and lots of different ideas, but you are to follow God.

⁸If you see poor people somewhere being oppressed, or truth and justice violated, don't be shocked at it, for every official is responsible to others higher up, and there are officials over them as well.

⁹However, what the land produces is for everyone—even the king benefits from what is grown.

¹⁰People who love money never have enough money; those who love wealth never have enough income. This too is so temporary and makes little sense.

¹¹The more you earn, the more you have eating into your income. It only looks like you have more!