Ecclesiastes 5:3

"For the dream comes through much effort, and the voice of. fool through many words".

There seems to be. comparison here. Just like. dream or nightmare often results from excess effort (too many earthly cares), folly is often the result of too many words. "by its very quantity, an excess of talk is bound to throw up folly, just as an excess of business ends in troubled dreams…In the context of worship, that….is to pour out. stream of pious phrases which trifle with our Sovereign…and outrun our actual thinking and intending" (Kidner pp. 53-54). See Proverbs 12:23; Ecclesiastes 13:3; Ecclesiastes 15:2; Ecclesiastes 29:11; Matthew 12:36. People seem to forget that God takes what we say very seriously. Please note that God doesn't allow religious people the liberty of using corrupt or off-color language (Ephesians 5:3-5). Unfortunately, we are living in. society which feels that certain four-letter words are necessary for emphasis or they are necessary if you are going to get your point across.