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Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God; for to draw nigh to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil. Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter [a]anything before God; for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 5:2 Or, a word