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Ecclesiastes 5:4-5
The Message
Ecclesiastes 5:4-5
The Message
4-5 When you tell God you’ll do something, do it—now.
God takes no pleasure in foolish drivel. Vow it, then do it.
Far better not to vow in the first place than to vow and not pay up.
The Message (MSG)
Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson
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