Ecclesiastes 7:21

Modern

Do not pay attention to every word that is spoken, or you may hear your servant cursing you.

Traditional

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

Literal

Also, for all words that they might speak, do not give your heart, that you may not hear your servant belittling you.

Latin

Sed et cunctis sermonibus qui dicuntur ne accomodes cor tuum, ne forte audias servum tuum maledicentem tibi;

Hebrew

English

Do not pay attention to every word that is spoken, or you may hear your servant cursing you.

God's control over everything is serious, but it gives us hope.

Proverbs 30:10
Do not slander a servant to his master, or he will curse you, and you will bear the guilt.
Isaiah 29:21
…those who indict a man with a word, who ensnare the mediator at the gate, and who with false charges deprive the innocent of justice.
2 Samuel 16:10
But the king replied, “What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? If he curses me because the LORD told him, ‘Curse David,’ who can ask, ‘Why did you do this?’”
2 Samuel 19:19
…and said, “My lord, do not hold me guilty, and do not remember your servant’s wrongdoing on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem. May the king not take it to heart.
1 Corinthians 13:5–7
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.