It is (A)better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay. Do not let your [a]speech cause [b]you to sin and do not say in the presence of the messenger of God that it was a (B)mistake. Why should God be angry on account of your voice and destroy the work of your hands? For in many dreams and in many words there is [c]emptiness. Rather, [d](C)fear God.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 5:6 Lit mouth
  2. Ecclesiastes 5:6 Lit your body
  3. Ecclesiastes 5:7 Lit vanity
  4. Ecclesiastes 5:7 Or revere