Vaiz 5:5
Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
Context
This verse from Vaiz Chapter 5 connects to 3 cross-references. Practical wisdom about religious devotion: guard your steps when entering the house of God, let your words be few, and do not delay fulfilling vows. Qohelet observes that wealth hoarded or lost in bad ventures does not satisfy, and that …
Diğer Çeviriler
Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
Better that thou do not vow, than that thou dost vow and dost not complete.
It is better not to take an oath than to take an oath and not keep it.
Çapraz Referanslar
Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? …
It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.