4 When ^syou vow a vow to God, ^tdo not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. ^uPay what you vow. 5 ^vIt is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay. 6 Let not your mouth lead you¹ into sin, and do not say before ^wthe messenger² that it was ^xa mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands?