Ecclesiastes 5:1-6

¹Be careful when you go into God's house. It's better to listen and respond rather than offer meaningless sacrifices. People who do that don't even know they are doing wrong.

²Don't say rash things, and think before you speak to God. For God is in heaven, and you are on earth, so keep it short.

³When you worry too much, you get nightmares; when you talk too much, you say foolish things.

⁴When you make a vow to God, with a curse on you if you don't keep it, don't be slow in keeping it, for he is not happy with foolish behavior. So do what you promised!

⁵Better not to make any vows at all than to make vow you don't keep.

⁶Don't let your mouth cause you to sin. And don't tell the priest that your vow was a mistake, for why would you antagonize God by breaking your promise? He could bring your own curse down on you.