Teks -- Ecclesiastes 5:3 (NET)

5:3 Just as dreams come when there are many cares, so the rash vow of a fool occurs when there are many words.

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Wesley: Ecc 5:3 - A dream

When men are oppressed with business in the day, they dream of it in the night.

Wesley: Ecc 5:3 - Is known

It discovers the man to be a foolish, and rash, and inconsiderate man.

Wesley: Ecc 5:3 - Of words

Either in prayer, or in vowing, by making many rash vows, of which he speaks Ecc 5:4-6, and then returns to the mention of multitude of dreams and many words, Ecc 5:7, which verse may be a comment upon this, and which makes it probable that both that and this verse are to be understood of vows rather than of prayers.

JFB: Ecc 5:3

As much "business," engrossing the mind, gives birth to incoherent "dreams," so many words, uttered inconsiderately in prayer, give birth to and betray "a fool's speech" (Ecc 10:14), [HOLDEN and WEISS]. But Ecc 5:7 implies that the "dream" is not a comparison, but the vain thoughts of the fool (sinner, Psa 73:20), arising from multiplicity of (worldly) "business." His "dream" is that God hears him for his much speaking (Mat 6:7), independently of the frame of mind [English Version and MAURER].

JFB: Ecc 5:3 - fool's voice

Answers to "dream" in the parallel; it comes by the many "words" flowing from the fool's "dream."

Clarke: Ecc 5:3 - For a dream cometh

For a dream cometh - That is, as dreams are generally the effect of the business in which we have been engaged during the day; so a multitude of words evidence the feeble workings of the foolish heart.

TSK: Ecc 5:3 - a fool’ s

a fool’ s : Ecc 10:12-14; Pro 10:19, Pro 15:2

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Poole: Ecc 5:3 - A fool’ s voice is known // By multitude of words

When men’ s minds are distracted and oppressed with too much business in the day, they dream of it in the night.

A fool’ s voice is known it discovers the man to be a foolish, and rash, and inconsiderate man.

By multitude of words either,

1. In prayer. Or,

2. In vowing, i.e. by making many rash vows, of which he speaks in Ecc 5:4-6 , and then returns to the mention of multitude of dreams and many words , Ecc 5:7 , which verse may be a comment upon this, and which makes it probable that both that and this verse are to be understood of vows rather than of prayers.

Haydock: Ecc 5:3 - Pay it

Pay it. Deuteronomy xxiii. Vows must be fulfilled. (Worthington) ---

God requires that we should keep the commandments; (Luke x. 28.) and if we engage ourselves to perform some work of supererogation, he expects that we should be faithful. To vow is of counsel; but to comply with it is of precept. An abuse too common among the Jews is here condemned. (Calmet)

Gill: Ecc 5:3 - For a dream cometh through the multitude of business // and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words

For a dream cometh through the multitude of business,.... Or, "for as a dream" ^q, so Aben Ezra; as that comes through a multiplicity of business in the daytime, in which the mind has been busied, and the body employed; and this brings on dreams in the night season, which are confused and incoherent; sometimes the fancy is employed about one thing, and sometimes another, and all unprofitable and useless, as well as vain and foolish;

and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words; either his voice in conversation, for a fool is full of words, and pours out his foolishness in a large profusion of them; or his voice in prayer, being like a man's dream, confused, incoherent, and rambling. The supplement, "is known", may be left out.