Do not let your (A)mouth cause your flesh to sin, (B)nor say before the messenger of God that it was an error. Why should God be angry at your [a]excuse and destroy the work of your hands?

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 5:6 Lit. voice

Do not let your mouth lead you into sin. And do not protest to the temple messenger, “My vow was a mistake.” Why should God be angry at what you say and destroy the work of your hands?

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