Sirach 18:22-24

Revised Standard Version

²² Let nothing hinder you from paying a vow promptly,
    and do not wait until death to be released from it.
²³ Before making a vow,^[a] prepare yourself;
    and do not be like a man who tempts the Lord.
²⁴ Think of his wrath on the day of death,
    and of the moment of vengeance when he turns away his face.