Ecc 5:6 | HCSB | STEP | Do not let your mouth bring guilt on you , and do not say in the presence of the messenger that it was a mistake . Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands ?

Ecclesiastes 5:6

6 Do not let your mouth bring ^{▼▼guilt/guilty: The liability to be punished for a fault, a sin, an act, or an omission unless there is forgiveness or atonement; the term normally concerns an objective fact, not a subjective feeling.}guilt on you, ^b and do not say in the presence of the messenger that it was a mistake. ^c Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?