Ecclesiastes 5:6

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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?Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?

In other translations

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?Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?

Hebrew words

אַל־'al-may notH408תִּתֵּןtitenyou permitH5414אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853פִּיךָpikhamouth yourH6310לַחֲטִיאlachati'to cause to sinH2398אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853בְּשָׂרֶךָbesarekhaflesh yourH1320וְאַל־ve'al-and may notH408תֹּאמַרtomaryou sayH559לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440הַמַּלְאָךְhamal'akhthe messengerH4397כִּיkithatH3588שְׁגָגָהshegagah[was] inadvertenceH7684הִיאhi'itH1931לָמָּהlamah<to> why?H4100יִקְצֹףyiktzofwill he be angryH7107הָאֱלֹהִיםha'elohim<the> GodH430עַל־'al-towardsH5921קוֹלֶךָkolechavoice yourH6963וְחִבֵּלvechibeland he will destroyH2254אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מַעֲשֵׂהma'aseh[the] work ofH4639יָדֶיךָ׃yadeikhahands yourH3027

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