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Ecclesiastes 5:1-5 Good News Bible (GNB)

1. Be careful about going to the Temple. It is better to go there to learn than to offer sacrifices as foolish people do, people who don't know right from wrong.

2. Think before you speak, and don't make any rash promises to God. He is in heaven and you are on earth, so don't say any more than you have to.

3. The more you worry, the more likely you are to have bad dreams, and the more you talk, the more likely you are to say something foolish.

4. So when you make a promise to God, keep it as quickly as possible. He has no use for a fool. Do what you promise to do.

5. Better not to promise at all than to make a promise and not keep it.

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