Ecclesiastes · קֹהֶלֶת

Ecclesiastes 5:6

אַל תִּתֵּ֤ן אֶת פִּ֙יךָ֙ לַחֲטִ֣יא אֶת בְּשָׂרֶ֔ךָ וְאַל תֹּאמַ֣ר לִפְנֵ֣י הַמַּלְאָ֔ךְ כִּ֥י שְׁגָגָ֖ה הִ֑יא לָ֤מָּה יִקְצֹף֙ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים עַל קוֹלֶ֖ךָ וְחִבֵּ֥ל אֶת מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה יָדֶֽיךָ׃
ʾal titen ʾet piyka laḥaṭiyʾ ʾet bshareka vʾal toʾmar lipney hamalʾak kiy shgagah hiyʾ lamah yiqṣof haʾelohiym ʿal qvoleka vḥibel ʾet maʿasheh yadeyka
King James Version (KJV)

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?

Modern English

Let not your mouth lead you into sin, and do not say before the messenger that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands?

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