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NEW JERUSALEM | NEW JERUSALEM |
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1 Be in no hurry to speak; do not hastily declare yourself before God; for God is in heaven, you on earth.Be sparing, then, of speech: | 1 Be in no hurry to speak; do not hastily declare yourself before God; for God is in heaven, you on earth.Be sparing, then, of speech: |
2 From too much worrying comes illusion, from too much talking, the accents of fol y. | 2 From too much worrying comes illusion, from too much talking, the accents of fol y. |
3 If you make a vow to God, discharge it without delay, for God has no love for fools. Discharge your vow. | 3 If you make a vow to God, discharge it without delay, for God has no love for fools. Discharge your vow. |
4 Better a vow unmade than made and not discharged. | 4 Better a vow unmade than made and not discharged. |
5 Do not al ow your mouth to make a sinner of you, and do not say to the messenger that it was amistake. Why give God occasion to be angry with you and ruin al the work that you have done? | 5 Do not al ow your mouth to make a sinner of you, and do not say to the messenger that it was amistake. Why give God occasion to be angry with you and ruin al the work that you have done? |
6 From too many illusions come futility and too much talk. Therefore, fear God. | 6 From too many illusions come futility and too much talk. Therefore, fear God. |
7 If in a province you see the poor oppressed, fair judgement and justice violated, do not be surprised, forover every official there watches a higher official, and over these, higher officials stil . | 7 If in a province you see the poor oppressed, fair judgement and justice violated, do not be surprised, forover every official there watches a higher official, and over these, higher officials stil . |
8 But what the land yields is for the benefit of al , a king is served by the fields. | 8 But what the land yields is for the benefit of al , a king is served by the fields. |
9 No one who loves money ever has enough, no one who loves luxury has any income; this, too, is futile. | 9 No one who loves money ever has enough, no one who loves luxury has any income; this, too, is futile. |
10 Where goods abound, parasites abound: where is the owner's profit, apart from feasting his eyes? | 10 Where goods abound, parasites abound: where is the owner's profit, apart from feasting his eyes? |
11 The labourer's sleep is sweet, whether he has eaten little or much, but the surfeit of the rich wil not lethim sleep at al . | 11 The labourer's sleep is sweet, whether he has eaten little or much, but the surfeit of the rich wil not lethim sleep at al . |
12 Something grossly unjust I observe under the sun: riches stored and turning to loss for their owner. | 12 Something grossly unjust I observe under the sun: riches stored and turning to loss for their owner. |
13 An unlucky venture, and those riches are lost; a son is born to him, and he has nothing to leave him. | 13 An unlucky venture, and those riches are lost; a son is born to him, and he has nothing to leave him. |
14 Naked from his mother's womb he came; as naked as he came wil he depart; not one of hisachievements can he take with him. | 14 Naked from his mother's womb he came; as naked as he came wil he depart; not one of hisachievements can he take with him. |
15 And something else grossly unjust: that as he came, so must he go; what profit can he show aftertoiling to earn the wind, | 15 And something else grossly unjust: that as he came, so must he go; what profit can he show aftertoiling to earn the wind, |
16 as he spends the rest of his days in darkness, mourning, many sorrows, sickness and exasperation. | 16 as he spends the rest of his days in darkness, mourning, many sorrows, sickness and exasperation. |
17 So my conclusion is this: true happiness lies in eating and drinking and enjoying whatever has beenachieved under the sun, throughout the life given by God: for this is the lot of humanity. | 17 So my conclusion is this: true happiness lies in eating and drinking and enjoying whatever has beenachieved under the sun, throughout the life given by God: for this is the lot of humanity. |
18 And whenever God gives someone riches and property, with the ability to enjoy them and to findcontentment in work, this is a gift from God. | 18 And whenever God gives someone riches and property, with the ability to enjoy them and to findcontentment in work, this is a gift from God. |
19 For such a person wil hardly notice the passing of time, so long as God keeps his heart occupied withjoy. | 19 For such a person wil hardly notice the passing of time, so long as God keeps his heart occupied withjoy. |