Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 - Listen To God Rather Than Uttering Rash Vows

¹ Keep thy foot, when thou goest unto the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than dullards to offer sacrifice, - for they make no acknowledgment of doing wrong. ² Be not rash with thy mouth, and, with thy heart, be not in haste to bring forth a word, before God, - for, God, is in the heavens, and, thou, upon the earth, for this cause, let thy words be few. ³ For a dream cometh through the multitude of business, - and, the voice of a dullard, is with a multitude of words. ⁴ When thou vowest a vow unto God, do not defer to pay it, for there is no pleasure in dullards, - what thou vowest, pay! ⁵ Better that thou shouldest not vow, - than vow, and not pay. ⁶ Do not let thy mouth cause thy flesh to sin, - neither say thou, before the messenger, that it was, a mistake, - wherefore should God be indignant at thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands? ⁷ For it was done amidst a multitude of dreams, and vanities, and many words, - but, towards God, be thou reverent.