Also, do not pay attention to everything that people ¹  say; otherwise, ²  you might even hear ³  your servant cursing you.

biblegateway Ecc 7:21

Also, do not take seriously all words which are spoken, so that you will not hear your servant cursing you.

Don't pay attention to everything people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you;

Don’t take everything that people say to heart, or you may hear your own servant cursing you.

biblegateway Ecc 7:21

Do not pay attention to every word people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you—

Do not take to heart all the things that people say, lest you hear your servant cursing you.

bibleoremus Ecc 7:21

Do not give heed to everything that people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you;

Moreover, do not pay attention to everything folk say, or you may hear your servant speak ill of you;

biblegateway Ecc 7:21

Also do not take to heart everything people say, Lest you hear your servant cursing you.

Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:

biblegateway Ecc 7:21

Also, do not pay attention to everything that people ¹  say; otherwise, ²  you might even hear ³  your servant cursing you.

¹ tn Heb “they”; the referent (people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “so that you do not hear…”; or “lest you hear….”

³ tn The imperfect tense verb תִשְׁמַע (tishma’; from שָׁמַע [shama’, “to hear”]) functions in a modal sense, denoting possibility: “you might hear” (see IBHS 508 §31.4e).