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2 Be not hasty with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be swift to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven above, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. 3 For through the multitude of trial a dream comes; and a fool's voice is with a multitude of words. 4 Whenever thou shalt vow a vow to God, defer not to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools: pay thou therefore whatsoever thou shalt have vowed. 5 It is better that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. 6 Suffer not thy mouth to lead thy flesh to sin; and say not in the presence of God, It was an error: lest God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the works of thy hands. Ecclesiastes 5:2-6, Brenton Septuagint Translation. Public domain.
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