Long-windedness

could also be called Lip-labour:
[Ecc. 5:1] 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.
Keep thy foot - may we not walk in the way of the world, but by G-d’s rules, nor depend upon the wealth of the world, but on G-d’s advantages. He charges us to behave ourselves well there, that we may not miss of our end in coming closer. G-dly exercises are not vain things, but, if we mismanage them, they become vain to us. We must address ourselves to them with all possible seriousness and care:
1. Keep thy foot, not keep it back from the house of G-d, nor go slowly, as one unwilling to draw nigh to G-d, but look well to your goings, ponder the path of your feet, lest you take a false step.
2. Address yourself to the worship of G-d with a solemn pause, and take time to compose yourself for it, not going about it with precipitation, which is called hasting with the feet, Prov. 19:2.
3. Keep your thoughts from roving and wandering from the work; keep your affections from running out towards wrong objects, for in the business of G-d's house there is work enough for the whole man, and all too little to be employed.
Some think it alludes to the charge given to Moses and Joshua to put off their shoes (Ex. 3:5; Jos. 5:15) in token of subjection and reverence. Keep your feet clean, Ex. 30:19
House of G-d – the Father draws those that know more of the vanity of the world; they would find that happiness which is in vain sought for in the world may leave one perplexed, until they went into the sanctuary of G-d, Ps. 73:17. Let our disappointments in this world turn our eyes to the Creator; let us have recourse to the Word of G-d's grace and consult that, to the throne of His grace and beg that. In the word and prayer there is a balm for every wound.
Hear - Listen can also be translated ‘obey’. We must come to God's house with hearts disposed to know and do our duty that is:
1. We must diligently attend to the word of G-d read and preached. “Be swift to hear the exposition which the priests give of the sacrifices, declaring the intent and meaning of them, and do not think it enough to gaze upon what they do, for it must be a reasonable service, otherwise it is the sacrifice of fools."
2. We must resolve to comply with the will of G-d as it is made known to us. Hearing is often put for obeying, and that is it that is better than sacrifice, 1 Sam. 15:22; Isa. 1:15-16. We come in a right frame to holy duties when we come with this upon our heart, Speak, L-rd, for thy servant hears. Let the word of the L-rd come (said a good man).
Sacrifice - is used here figuratively to mean foolish long-windedness. Fools who offer up wordy or insincere prayers do not know that they are doing evil (Prov. 10:19). Keep the words you utter before the Father to a minimum.
We must take heed that the sacrifice we bring be not the sacrifice of fools (of wicked men), for they are fools and their sacrifice is an abomination to the L-rd, Prov. 15:8), that we bring not the torn, and the lame, and the sick for sacrifice, for we are plainly told that it will not be accepted, and therefore it is folly to bring it,--that we rest not in the sign and ceremony, and the outside of the performance, without regarding the sense and meaning of it, for that is the sacrifice of fools. Bodily exercise, if that be all, is a jest; none but fools will think thus to please Him who is a Spirit and requires the heart, and they will see their folly when they find what a great deal of pains they have taken to no purpose for want of sincerity. They are fools, for they consider not that they do evil; they think they are doing G-d and themselves good service when really they are putting a great affront upon G-d and a great cheat upon their own souls by their two-faced devotions. Men may be doing evil even when they profess to be doing good, and even when they do not know it, when they do not consider it. Wicked minds cannot choose but sin, even in the acts of devotion.
[2] Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
1-2 It is better for you to listen and learn than to offer the sacrifice of fools. The Father is able to see what our needs are without hearing a lot of words from us about them.
Be not rash with thy mouth, in making prayers, or protestations, or promises; let not thy heart be hasty to utter any thing before G-d.
1. When we are in the house of G-d, in solemn assemblies for worship, we are in a special manner before G-d and in His presence, there where He has promised to meet His people, where His eye is upon us and ours ought to be unto Him.
2. We have something to say, something to utter before G-d, when we draw nigh to Him in holy duties; He is one with whom we have to do, with whom we have business of vast importance. If we come without an errand, we shall go away without any advantage.
3. What we utter before G-d must come from the heart, and therefore we must not be rash with our mouth, never let our tongue outrun our thoughts in our devotions; the words of our mouth must always be the product of the meditation of our hearts. Thoughts are words to
G-d and words are but wind if they be not copied from the thoughts. Lip-labour, though ever so well labored, if that be all, is but lost labour in religion, Matt. 15:8-9.
4. It is not enough that what we say comes from the heart, but it must come from a composed heart, and not from a sudden heat or passion. As the mouth must not be rash, so the heart must not be hasty; we must not only think, but think twice, before we speak, when we are to speak either from G-d in preaching or to G-d in prayer, and not utter any thing indecent and undigested, 1 Cor. 14:15.
5. This condemns careless heartless praying, vain repetitions (Matt. 6:7), repeating our problems over and over. Let us speak to G-d, and of Him, in His own words, words which the Scripture teaches; and let our words, words of our own invention, be few, lest, not speaking by rule, we speak amiss.
G-d is in heaven - where He reigns in glory over us and all the children of men, where He is attended with an innumerable company of holy angels and is far exalted above all our blessing and praise. We are on earth, the footstool of His throne; we are mean and vile, unlike G-d, and utterly unworthy to receive any favour from Him or to have any communion with Him. Therefore we must be very grave, humble, and serious, and be reverent in speaking to Him, as we are when we speak to a great man that is much our superior; and, in token of this, let our words be few, that they may be well chosen, Job 9:14.
[3] For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.
Dreams - Just as dreams come with much brooding, so does foolish utterance come with much speech. Dreams are generally the effect of the business in which we have been engaged during the day.
Multitude of business - As confused dreams, frightful and perplexed, and such as disturb the sleep, are an evidence of a hurry of business which fills our head, so many words and hasty ones, used in prayer, are an evidence of folly reigning in the heart, ignorance of and unacquaintedness with both G-d and ourselves, low thoughts of G-d, and careless thoughts of our own souls.
Multitude of words - We must be sparing of our words in the presence of G-d, that is, we must be reverent and deliberate, not talk to G-d as boldly and carelessly as we do to one another, not speak what comes uppermost, not repeat things over and over, as we do to one another, that what we say may be understood and remembered and may make impression; no, when we speak to G-d we must consider the multiplying of words in our devotions.
Even in common conversation a fool is known by the multitude of words; those that know least talk most (Ecc. 10:11), particularly in devotion; there, no doubt, a prating fool shall fall (Prov. 10:8, 10), shall fall short of acceptance. Those are fools indeed who think they shall be heard, in prayer, for their much speaking.
When you approach His altar, on your lips Set strictest guard; and let your thoughts be pure, fervent, and recollected. Thus prepared, send up the silent breathings of your souls, Submissive to His will.