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25 It is a snare to humankind to say rashly “It is holy,”
    and after vows, to scrutinize.

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25 It is a snare to a man to make a rash dedication,
    then later to consider his vows.

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do not hastily bring out to court,
    for[a] what will you do at its end,
    when your neighbor puts you to shame?

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:8 Or “lest”

Don’t be hasty in bringing charges to court.
    What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?

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20 You see a man who is hasty in his words:
    there is more hope for a fool than him.

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20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words?
    There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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