American Standard Version
"When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou vowest. "
— Ecclesiastes 5:4, American Standard Version
“When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.”
“When you vow a vow to God, don't defer to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay that which you vow.”
“When you make a vow to God, do not delay in paying it. For God takes no pleasure in fools: Pay what you vow!”
“And it is much better not to vow, than after a vow not to perform the things promised.”
“When you take an oath before God, put it quickly into effect, because he has no pleasure in the foolish; keep the oath you have taken.”
“When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.”
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God; for to draw nigh to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
For a dream cometh with a multitude of business, and a fool’s voice with a multitude of words.
When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou vowest.
Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?
For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, and in many words: but fear thou God.