4 ^bWhen you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you vow. 5 It 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 the messenger² that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands?