Ecclesiastes 5:2-8

²Do not be too quick to speak with your mouth, and do not let your heart be too quick to bring any matter up before God. God is in heaven, but you are on earth, so let your words be few.

³If you have too many things to do and worry about, you will probably have bad dreams. The more words you speak, the more foolish things you will probably say.

⁴When you make a vow to God, do not delay to do it, for God has no pleasure in fools. Do what you vow you will do.

⁵It is better not to make a vow than to make one that you do not carry out.

⁶Do not allow your mouth to cause your flesh to sin. Do not say to the priest's messenger, “That vow was a mistake.” Why make God angry by vowing falsely, provoking God to destroy the work of your hands?

⁷For in many dreams, as in many words, there is meaningless vapor. So fear God.

⁸When you see the poor being oppressed and robbed of just and right treatment in your province, do not be astonished as if no one knows, because there are people in power who watch those under them, and there are even higher ones over them.