Keep thy foot] cp. Psalms 119:101; Proverbs 1:15. Either be silent, or use thoughtfully framed words of prayer, as contrasted with hasty offerings combined with ungodliness of life.
And be more ready to hear] RV 'for to draw nigh to hear is better.'
Related Commentaries of Ecclesiastes 5:1
Ecclesiastes 5:1
1 Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.