Ecclesiastes 5:4-6

Easy-to-Read Version

⁴ If you make a promise to God, keep your promise. Don’t be slow to do what you promised. God is not happy with fools. Give God what you promised to give him. ⁵ It is better to promise nothing than to promise something and not be able to do it. ⁶ So don’t let your words cause you to sin. Don’t say to the priest,^[a] “I didn’t mean what I said.” If you do this, God might become angry with your words and destroy everything you have worked for.