[It is] better that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay.
LXX
Ecclesiastes 5:4
[It is] better that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
Parallel Translations
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.
It is better that thou shouldest not vowe, then that thou shouldest vow and not pay it.
Cross References
Numbers 30:2Psalms 76:11Deuteronomy 23:21–23Matthew 5:33Psalms 66:13–14Psalms 50:14Psalms 119:106Malachi 1:10Psalms 116:14Psalms 147:10–11Hebrews 10:6Genesis 28:20Psalms 116:16–18Jonah 2:9Isaiah 19:21
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