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Ecclesiastes 5:2-4
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2 As dreams come when there are many cares,
    so does the speech of a fool when there are many words.[a]

3 When you make a vow[b] to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, for God has no pleasure in fools. Fulfill the vow you have made. 4 It is preferable not to make a vow than to make it and fail to fulfill it.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 5:2 Many words: probably refers to the offering of rash vows to God (see v. 6).
  2. Ecclesiastes 5:3 Vow: see Deut 23:21-23; 1 Sam 1:11, 24-28. Fools: persons who refuse to learn (see Prov 1:20-27).
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