1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Ecclesiastes 4:17 | Keep thy foot, when thou goest into the house of God, and draw nigh to hear. *For much better is obedience, than the victims of fools, who know not what evil they do. 1 Kings 15:22.; Osee 6:6. | Keep. Here many begin the fifth Ecclesiastes, as Solomon alters his style, and gives many important instructions. (Calmet) --- For. Hebrew, "rather than that fools should offer sacrifice, since they know not that they are doing wrong." (Montanus) --- Do not imitate hypocrites, (Haydock) who have the appearance of sanctity, while they despise God's orders, Jeremias 7:2. (Calmet) |