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Ecclesiastes 5:1-3
The Message
Ecclesiastes 5:1-3
The Message
God’s in Charge, Not You
5 Watch your step when you enter God’s house.
Enter to learn. That’s far better than mindlessly offering
a sacrifice,
Doing more harm than good.
2 Don’t shoot off your mouth, or speak before you think.
Don’t be too quick to tell God what you think he wants to hear.
God’s in charge, not you—the less you speak, the better.
3 Overwork makes for restless sleep.
Overtalk shows you up as a fool.
The Message (MSG)
Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson
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