Ecc 7:21-22 | NET2full | STEP | Also , do not pay attention to everything that people say ; otherwise , you might even hear your servant cursing you.

Ecclesiastes 7:21-22

21 Also, do not pay attention to everything that people ^{▼▼tn Heb “they”; the referent (people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} say;
otherwise, ^{▼▼tn Heb “so that you do not hear…”; or “lest you hear….”} you might even hear ^{▼▼tn The imperfect tense verb תִשְׁמַע (tishmaʿ; from שָׁמַע [shamaʿ, “to hear”]) functions in a modal sense, denoting possibility: “you might hear” (see IBHS 508 §31.4e).} your servant cursing you.
22 For you know in your own heart ^{▼▼tn Heb “your heart knows.”}
that you also have cursed others many times.