Today in the Word on Ecclesiastes 5:12 - Since the Sacagawea dollar was introduced in late January, the U.S. Mint has made hundreds of millions of the gold-colored coins. to mean that God is off somewhere, high above the universe, watching the affairs of men, while we insignificant pygmies struggle along down here. It works everywhere you sign in, even with the mobile app! Pay what you vow! (Jdg 16:14, 20). It is not first an economic problem. What Does Ecclesiastes 3:1 Mean? Others apply it to what they call “sudden-wealth syndrome.” However, the authors intend it to be applied to a much broader perspective. Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition - noun feminine sleep —. ; plural absolute שֵׁנוֺתProverbs 6:10; Proverbs 24:33; — sleep Genesis 28:16 (J), Judges 16:14,20; Proverbs 3:24; Proverbs 6:9; Proverbs 20:13; Ecclesiastes 5:11; Jeremiah 31:26; Zechariah 4:1; Proverbs 6:4 ("" תְּנוּמָה); מְעַט שֵׁנוֺת מְעַט תְּנוּמוֺת Proverbs 6:10 = Proverbs 24:33 (these two of sluggard אִישׁ עָצֵל; see also Proverbs 6:9; Proverbs 20:13); note also וַתִּדּד שְׁנָתִי מֵעֵינָ֑י Genesis 31:40 (E) and my sleep fled from mine eyes; נָ֑דֲדָה שְׁנַת הַמֶּלֶךְ Esther 6:1; וְנִגְזְלָהשְׁנָתָם Proverbs 4:16; וּשְׁנָתוֺ נִהְיְתָה עָלָיו Daniel 2:1; שֵׁנָה בְּעֵינָיואֵינֶנּוּ רֹאֵה Ecclesiastes 8:16; אִם אֶתֵּן שְׁנָת לְעֵינָ֑י Psalm 132:4 (all of lack of sleep); יִתֵּן לִידִידוֺ שֵׁנָ֑א Psalm 127:2 = he giveth to his beloved in sleep, compare Ges§ 118, 3; of sleep of death (so Arabic  Dozy ii. KJV Ecclesiastes 5:1 Keep thy foot [guard your steps/be careful what you do] when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. 20 For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him [keeps him occupied] in [with] the joy of his heart [that he derives from his labor]. Psalms 127:2 It is vain for you to rise up early, To retire late, To eat the bread of painful labors; For He gives to His beloved even in his sleep. John Piper - When you work like this—no matter what your vocation is—you can have a sweet sense of peace at the end of the day. Other reasons to work hard according to the New Testament passages are to share with those who have need and to help the weak. In ancient Israel, of course, the house of God was the Temple in Jerusalem. What does this verse really mean? following, יָשֵׁן שְׁנַת עוֹלָם Jeremiah 51:39, 57 Jeremiah 51:57, and יָשֵׁן מָוֶת Psalms 13:4. We’ve been taught how to relate to him with our words. They all want a piece of the pie, which, Solomon said, also brings more anxiety (Eccl 5:12). KJV Ecclesiastes 5:1 Keep thy foot [guard your steps/be careful what you do] when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. Charles Swindoll - Solomon concluded that with increased money and possessions comes an accelerated number of people and worries.Wealth is a people magnet (Ecclesiastes 5:11). ECCLESIASTES 5:8. Do you think there is a direct correlation between having an abundance of money and an abundance of peace? And the Preacher wants to help you do that. Ecclesiastes 4 Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 Ecclesiastes 6. 5. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Job 3:13 concerning whom the idea is more fully expressed with an accus. The sleep of the laborer is sweet. In fact, the government is worried that as more Sacagawea coins are put into circulation, more people will collect instead of use them. You have God who is now angry and could potentially destroy the work of your hands because you lied to him. Ecclesiastes definition, a book of the Bible. And even if he kept all his money to the day of his death, he can’t take anything with him.  9 How long will you lie down, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep? The "song of fools" is speaking of songs of revelry. 2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. And so, this is the meaning of Ecclesiastes: We live in a broken world where life is confusing and chaotic, filled with things that seem satisfying but actually leave us empty, hurt, and/or angry. They say that the virus of affluenza “is not confined to the upper classes but has found its way throughout our society. 8 ¶ If thou seest the oppression [oppression/extortion] of the poor, and violent perverting [robbery] of judgment [justice] and justice [righteousness] in a province, marvel [amazed/astonished/astounded/wonder] not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth [a high official is watched over/protected by a higher official]; and there be higher than they [there are higher officials over them, who protect them]. You stay awake nights, worrying about how to keep what you have. Just don’t marvel. nasb (updated) text: ecclesiastes 5:13-17 13 There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: riches being hoarded by their owner to his hurt. Return to the Main Player. Ecclesiastes 5:15  As he had come naked from his mother's womb, so will he return as he came. And three times as many Americans buy Christmas presents for their pets as buy presents for their neighbors. Return to the Main Player. Remember that God is in heaven and knows what you need. The article noted that the successful person snaps his Midas fingers and people jump. This part of Ecclesiastes isn’t one of the book’s summaries, and the writer doesn’t offer any particular advice. But that is not what this is saying at all. If you have no intention of doing what you promised, you would be better to just not make any promises to God. God is not happy with fools, so give God what you promised. The coming day will burn them up,” says the Lord who rules over all. And in Old Testament Israel, this promise would be a formal thing that the priest would be involved in. Properly Approaching God. Ecclesiastes 5:1 Ch 4.17 in Heb; Ecclesiastes 5:1 Cn: Heb they do not know how to do evil; Ecclesiastes 5:2 Ch 5.1 in Heb; Ecclesiastes 5:7 Meaning of Heb uncertain; Ecclesiastes 5:9 Meaning of Heb uncertain The poll found that many Americans were taking steps to work less, even if that meant reducing their consuming. John Wesley, co-founder of the Methodist Church, told his people, "Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can." Please watch: "The ONE Thing Every Christian Should Be Doing But Most Are NOT!" But God does. The sleep of the rich is constantly interrupted by worrying about his riches. But he was a sick man who lived on crackers and milk and could not sleep because of worry. Some people who have a Sacagawea dollar or two will want to add them to their collection--just in case the coins become valuable. Secondly, he says, listen carefully: ...to draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools; for they do not know that they are doing evil. The point is- money is inadequate and cannot become a basis for finding any meaning in life. Ecclesiastes 5:6  Do not let your speech cause you to sin and do not say in the presence of the messenger of God that it was a mistake. For a vow is an arbitrary thing; a man is not bound to make it, and while he vows not, it is in his own power, and at his option, whether he will do this or that, or not; but when he has once vowed, he is then brought under an … Psalm 121:4 Behold, He who keeps Israel Will neither slumber nor sleep. "The authors of the book Affluenza have been concerned that their meaning has sometimes been misapplied. army Isaiah 5:27 ("" נוּם); of Baal 1 Kings 19:5; of ׳י, עוּרָה לָמָּה תִישַׁןאֲדֹנָי 1 Kings 44:24; לֹא יִישָׁ֑ן 1 Kings 12:14 ("" נוּם); with accusative of congnate meaning with verb שְׁנַת עוֺלָם׳ישׁ Jeremiah 51:39,57 (see שֵׁנָה), of death, compare אִישַׁןהַמָּוֶת Psalm 13:4. Ecclesiastes 5 Contemporary English Version (CEV) Be Careful How You Worship. Ecclesiastes 9:5 —Do the dead remember anything?. Learn how your comment data is processed. יָשֵׁן fut. Most of the retired people at Bethlehem know this, and so have sought creative, useful, God-honoring ways to stay active and productive in God’s kingdom. Do not envy those who do not have to do hard manual labor daily. Pi`el causat. Register! The teacher here or the wisdom within is pointing to one thing- life is meant to be joyful and fulfilling with God at the center. (Isaiah 66:2, 61:3). We have twice as many shopping centers as high schools. They cannot sleep because of their fame (and guilt) which they got by living the way of the flesh. On the other hand the more you have, the more you have to worry about! Niph`al only in derivatives sense of become inactive or stationary; Perfect וְנוֺשַׁנְתֶּם consecutive Deuteronomy 4:25 and ye be grown old בָּאָרֶץ, i.e. As you've surely heard, there is never a "U Haul" trailer following a funeral hearse. Ecclesiastes 5. That’s a pretty miserable way to live. Because God is in heaven and man is on earth, rash promises and arguments before Him are foolish. It’s inevitable. So, what benefit does he have for all his work and all his hoarding and all his days of eating in darkness and being filled with sorrow and sickness? It may be suggested, lastly, that the enigmatic form of the maxim may have been deliberately chosen, so that men might read either the higher or the lower interpretation into it, according to their capacities. Ecclesiastes 12:5 Also when they shall be afraid of [that which is] high Not of the most high God, before whose tribunal they must shortly appear, as some; but rather of high places, as high hills, mountains, towers which aged persons are afraid to go up, because of the feebleness and weakness of their limbs, their difficulty of breathing, and the dizziness of their heads; and fears [shall be] in the way ; He could buy anything to eat he wanted, but he could not eat much of anything. As to sleep itself, they commonly use the verb ذام, which on the contrary is used in Hebrew of slumbering, see נוּם ). Ecclesiastes 5:12. When you go there, guard your steps, i.e., enter thoughtfully, expect to be taught something. (see Di Dr) have lost freshness of first impressions; of inanimate things, be old, stale , only Participle יָשָׁן נוֺשָׁןLeviticus 26:10 (H), feminine צרעת נוֺשֶׁנֶת Leviticus 13:11 = old leprosy (P); these possibly denominative from יָשָׁן. As a result he doesn’t have anything to leave his children. Leviticus 26:10 'You will eat the old supply and clear out the old because of the new. To get what Ecclesiastes 5:8 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity. Then man may lie down to sleep in the woods unafraid of nature (Ezek 34:25). Sleep, however, can afford the opportunity for an opponent to gain the advantage; e.g. Psalm 127:2 It is vain for you to rise up early, To retire late, To eat the bread of painful labors; For He gives to His beloved even in his sleep. 6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh [you] to sin; neither say thou before the angel [messenger/priest], that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice [because of what you say], and destroy the work of thine hands? Thus, when economic realities should be restraining our spending (both as a nation and as individuals), we pursue a plan of “buy now and pay later” in order to expand economically. The coming day will burn them up,” says the Lord who rules over all. —Joel Gregory. verb) See Table at Bible. 2 Don’t shoot off your mouth, or speak before you think. And throughout these 7 verses we’ll be repeatedly admonished about our speech in regard to God. 4 ¶ When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. Of never ending skill, to what is fresh. The Living Bible expresses verse 12 perfectly: "The man who works hard sleeps well whether he eats little or much, but the rich must worry and suffer insomnia." ; שְׁנָתִי Genesis 31:40; Jeremiah 31:26, etc. We must be clear about that. The Success Syndrome - The March 1991 issue of Omni magazine included an article about the success syndrome. American King James Version ×: “Secular man may live a life of drudgery, but for the God-centered man it will be otherwise…. What does it mean in Ecclesiastes 9:5 that 'the dead know nothing'? To what extent do you think that worrying about money is a source of other problems in your life? 6 Do not let your mouth lead you into sin. In what ways?". Ralph Turnbull said that "There is a danger of doing too much as well as of doing too little. Ecclesiastes 5:6 According to several the meaning of the words, "Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin," is that "vows lightly taken excite the carnal mind to stronger opposition." Don’t feel the need to be quick to say anything. So, Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 he’s going to tell us about how we should relate to God. But it’s the reality of life under the sun apart from God. Don’t be too quick to tell God what you think he wants to hear. For many months before he died he was unable to digest any solid food. Riches do not have to do that to you, but they often do. Ecclesiastes 4 Ecclesiastes 5 Ecclesiastes 6. Find the right balance in regard to work and appreciate the benefits of companionship. It was a “word to the wise” after the measure of their wisdom. 4 1 “For indeed the day 2 is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant evildoers will be chaff. Before, we were just made aware of the awful reality of the matter. 5 It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it. I once read of a man who owned millions in wealth but literally starved to death. ; Imperfect יִישָׁ֑ן Isaiah 5:27; Psalm 121:4; וַיִישַׁן 1 Kings 19:5, etc. Sleep (08142) (shenah) describes a state of rest in which there is no physical activity (sure we all toss in bed and we all dream but essentially those functions are on "auto-pilot" so to speak). Isn’t that a conundrum? But the beginning of verse 12 makes it clear that gaining real satisfaction and enjoyment from our work has nothing to do with what we have, but with what has us. Psalm 76:5 The stouthearted were plundered, They sank into sleep; And none of the warriors could use his hands. Psalm 90:5 You have swept them away like a flood, they fall asleep; In the morning they are like grass which sprouts anew. They reveal certain things -- some of you are interested, some of you are asleep. Jeremiah 51:39 "When they become heated up, I will serve them their banquet And make them drunk, that they may become jubilant And may sleep a perpetual sleep And not wake up," declares the LORD. Therefore, extensive idleness (when you have the ability to work) brings down the oppression of guilt and futility. Proverbs 4:16 For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; And they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble. “It 3 will not leave even a root or branch. American … Lxx - hupnos (5258) (cf our Eng "hypnosis"). (A. G. Maitland). And of course, the top of the line is the king. Wesley himself could have been a very wealthy man, but he chose to live simply and give generously. If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent perversion of justice and righteousness in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for high official watches over high official, and higher officials are over them.Moreover the profit of the land is for all; even the king is served from the field. Ecclesiastes 5:13 - Understand the meaning of Ecclesiastes 5:13 with Christian Bible study, teaching, sermons, and commentary search on hokma.com. (Ecclesiastes 3:1-5:20) The Teacher gives practical advice on wisdom and obedience. And unfortunately, I think this is not talking about accountability. ; Aramaic noun  sleep; Arabic  be sleepy, ,  sleep Assyrian šittiu, sleep, Dl HWB 246, šunatu, šuttu, dream, Id ib, Flood: iv. 4:9 to sleep, to be sleeping, Isaiah 5:27; 1 Kings 19:5. The teacher here or the wisdom within is pointing to one thing- life is meant to be joyful and fulfilling with God at the center. Rather, we should pursue work. Fortunately l found your discussion. May 6, 2020 Apr 14, 2020 by Editor in Chief. Just this morning a man said to me, "I have been going through a painful experience this past week. When we gripe and grouse about our circumstances we are really complaining against God. Sign In. And rides upon the storm. But now we’re going to be taught how to think – or, really, how not to think – about that awful reality…. For example, Ecclesiastes 2:24 says, There is nothing better for a man than to eat, drink and tell himself that his labor is good. The case supposes a man coming to the priest, and pretending that his vow was made rashly, and that it would be wrong to fulfil it. Ecclesiastes 5:8  If you see oppression of the poor and denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight; for one official watches over another official, and there are higher officials over them. (n) Meaning, of the wicked, who think to please God with common uses, and have neither faith nor repentance. Ray Stedman - Notice how the chapter closes:For he will not much remember the days of his life because God keeps him occupied with joy in his heart. There is a man who is learning truth about himself. To get what Ecclesiastes 5:5 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity. [Late Latin Ecclēsiastēs, from Greek Ekklēsiastēs, preacher (translation of Hebrew qōhelet), from ekklēsiastēs, a member of the ecclesia, from ekklēsiā, ecclesia; see ecclesia.] Leviticus 26:10. Ecclesiastes 5 English Standard Version (ESV) Fear God. It is reflected in a hymn by William Cowper. As I look out on this congregation this morning I see your bodies. The lessons of life will fall into place when you learn that. So, don’t love riches because the more you have, the more people take – especially those corrupt government officials we just talked about! One who works hard, though poor has sweet sleep; but the rich in their surfeit are denied this refreshment (Ec 5:12; cf Ps 3:5; 4:8). That’s far better than mindlessly offering. (G. They also believed (91 percent) that we buy and consume more than we need. in the land, and act corruptly, and make an idol in the form of anything, and do that which is evil in the sight of the LORD your God so as to provoke Him to anger. We do not wish poverty on anyone but neither do we wish the curse of wealth on anyone. 5. And then there are higher officials over them that protect them. He sees your heredity, your environment, your struggles. So, that leads the Preacher to compare the relative value of labor and riches. Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. Ecclesiastes 5:6. And that’s about it. | Expand chapter. This increase in the number of self-proclaimed “down-shifters” suggests the beginning of a national change in priorities. 4 1 “For indeed the day 2 is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant evildoers will be chaff. 5:18-20 Life is God's gift. Stedman on God is in heaven - Almost everybody takes the phrase, "God is in heaven." A cheerful spirit is a great blessing; it makes employments easy, and afflictions light. Commentary on Ecclesiastes 5:9-17 (Read Ecclesiastes 5:9-17) The goodness of Providence is more equally distributed than appears to a careless observer. You fearful saints, fresh courage take; So many verses in scripture come back to the foundational truth that God knows best and wants us to trust Him in all things and at all times. And we should help each other in this, and with the whole problem of unemployment. Now, he’s not telling us to not be concerned. But then the parasites converged—the lawyers and the investment advisers, the accountants and the financial analysts—he was overwhelmed by them. Ecclesiastes 5:10  He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves abundance with its income. 5 [] Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Commentary on Ecclesiastes 5:4-8 (Read Ecclesiastes 5:4-8) When a person made engagements rashly, he suffered his mouth to cause his flesh to sin. Ecclesiastes 5:11, ESV: "When goods increase, they increase who eat them, and what advantage has their owner but to see them with his eyes?" Ecclesiastes is a phonetic transliteration of the Greek word Ἐκκλησιαστής (Ekklesiastes), which in the Septuagint translates the Hebrew name of its stated author, Kohelet (קֹהֶלֶת). Absolutely none. Don't have an account? But in the Old Testament בשר never signifies the fleshly mind. And Americans seem to be working themselves to death in order to pay for everything they own or want to buy. THE LABORING MAN There are, perhaps, few of His children who have not heard His voice in the night. He plants his footsteps in the sea, 5 Be careful what you do when you enter the house of God. But he awoke from his sleep and pulled out the pin of the loom and the web. How good it is to know the Living God, to know that he controls what comes into your life. We have heard this admonition before, but we still need to be reminded of it. Jeremiah 31:26 At this I awoke and looked, and my sleep was pleasant to me. You may flop into bed at night and be sound to sleep quickly because you are tired from your daily labor which you do to put food on the table and clothes on the back. 5 Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. (2) to be old, inveterate, of leprosy, Leviticus 13:11 of a person who has long dwelt in any country, Deuteronomy 4:25. (Read Ecclesiastes 11:7-10) Life is sweet to bad men, because they have their portion in this life; it is sweet to good men, because it is the time of preparation for a better; it is sweet to all. When he speaks to you through his word, that word is so much more true than anything you can come up with as an explanation of life because God sees all of life, from beginning to end. Its symptoms affect the poor as well as the rich... Affluenza infects all of us, though in different ways.” More wealth brings more worry. Be sober in your speech to God. That’s a fair summary of the message of Ecclesiastes 4-5. He’s certainly not telling us that extortion and robbery of justice and righteousness are good things. Greed and contentment have nothing to do with the amount of money we have. Now, as we move on to chapter 3 for our Ecclesiastes 3 Meaning article, it seems like God gets back out of the picture again. See more. The king needs the common things of life, and the poor share them; they relish their morsel better than he does his luxuries. And according to Department of Labor statistics, full-time American workers are putting in 160 hours more (essentially one month more) per year than they did in 1969. Ezekiel 34:25 "I will make a covenant of peace with them and eliminate harmful beasts from the land so that they may live securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods. They have lived a full life, but they never talk about the past. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. And one reason that this is the case is the next verse where we see the truth that the more you have, the more people take…. More than half of Americans (52 percent) said they have too much debt. The present day rock music has terrible suggestive lyrics. In the last days Yahweh will raise up "those who sleep in the dust of the earth" (Da 12:2). Ecclesiastes 5:16  This also is a grievous evil--exactly as a man is born, thus will he die. Why? Ecclesiastes definition, a book of the Bible. If we don't lose our assets in this life, we will definitely lose them when we die. ENLIGHTENMENT (Gen 46:2; Dan 7:1; Act 16:9; Act 18:9). There sacrifices were offered, and explanation was made to the people as to what they meant. Psalm 13:3 Consider and answer me, O LORD my God; Enlighten my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death. Psalm 132:4 I will not give sleep to my eyes Or slumber to my eyelids, 19 Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and [also he] hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God. The Tyndale commentary notes on Ecclesiastes 5:20 Ecclesiastes 5:20 For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answers him in the joy of his heart. (1) to be dry, used of old [last year’s] corn, opp. I don’t think God has created us to be idle. Enjoyment comes by knowing the Living God and taking everything from his hand with thanksgiving, whether it be pain or pleasure. Esther 6:1  During that night the king could not sleep so he gave an order to bring the book of records, the chronicles, and they were read before the king. Found 2 results. Amidst a polytheistic environment this confession possessed dramatic content. (2) used of inanimate things, to be flaccid, dried, hence to be old (opp. Some use it to talk about the spoiled children of the super-rich. Enter to learn. You may envy the wealthy as you labor long and hard every day, but the truth of the matter is that he may envy you. At the age of fifty-three, Rockefeller was the world's only billionaire, earning about a million dollars a week. Note most of uses are in Psalms. And do not protest to the temple messenger, 'My vow was a mistake.' Then the Preacher adds this proverb about dreams and words in Ecclesiastes 5:3…. Neither is one to rob himself of rest to increase his wealth (Ps 127:2). Discussion for Ecclesiastes 5:7 . We will never learn to enjoy anything that way, not even our pleasures, let alone our pain. Our text contrasts the lucrative man and the laboring man. And throughout these 7 verses we’ll be repeatedly admonished about our speech in regard to God. (a) idle, doing nothing, whence ἀνθρωπομόρφως, Psalms 44:24, “why sleepest thou, O Jehovah?” Psalms 78:65. יִישַׁן, inf. Really considering the things you say to God and. It is first a theological problem. Following through on whatever you say to him with those thoughtful words of yours. Don't have an account? Peshitta, Targum, and Talmud attribute the authorship of the book to King Solomon. Ecclesiastes 5:12  The sleep of the working man is pleasant, whether he eats little or much; but the full stomach of the rich man does not allow him to sleep. 10 "A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest "-- And she fastened it with the pin and said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" The late Joe Louis, world heavyweight boxing champion, used to say, "I don't like money, actually, but it quiets my nerves." They gained much in this world but lost the valuable entities such as sleep. Do the thing you said you would do. Ecclesiastes is a phonetic transliteration of the Greek word Ἐκκλησιαστής (Ekklesiastes), which in the Septuagint translates the Hebrew name of its stated author, Kohelet (קֹהֶלֶת). Ecclesiastes 5:8 Translation & Meaning. And ultimately, enjoy God’s good gifts to you – one major gift being the ability to enjoy your work and its fruit. Some argue that this verse supports annihilationism, which contends those who are not saved through Jesus simply cease to exist. to be languid, weary (fchlaff, müde fehn), hence, (1) of persons, to fall asleep, Genesis 2:21, 41:5 Ps. Because one official watches over another. Yet, when a person seems to have it all, the castle comes crashing down and everything he or she touches turns to garbage. The measure of their fame ( and guilt ) which they got by Living the way pestering. Be God ; Enlighten my eyes, or speak before you speak, watches. Evil -- exactly as a man will remember the days of his hair and them... 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