Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God: for God is in the heavens, and thou upon earth; therefore let thy words be few.

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.

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be vexed; for vexation resteth in the bosom of fools.

For also thine own heart knoweth that oftentimes thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.

Be not hasty to go out of his sight; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatever pleaseth him,