Jerome : "Guard your foot when you go to the House of God; better to draw near and hearken than to offer the sacrifices of fools, for they do not consider that they do evil." He gives some general precepts for life, and does not want to offend us, who go to church. Since it is praiseworthy in his view, not just to enter the House of God, but to enter without offence. And if it was intended for all who are in the church of God to hear this passage, he would never have added, "and approach so that you might hear". But then it was only Moses who approached near to God to hear [Cfr Ex. 24, 2.], the other men were not allowed. For the foolish commit sins, not knowing that there is a remedy; they think that they can satisfy God with the offering of gifts, and do not know that this is also evil and a sin; for they want to make correction for what they have done, not with obedience and good work, but with gifts and sacrifice. What others have said elsewhere agrees with this too: "obedience above sacrifice" [I Reg. 15, 21.]. And "I want pity and not sacrifice". [Os. 6, 6.] — Commentary on Ecclesiastes