25 It is a trap to dedicate something rashly
    and only later to consider one’s vows.(A)

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25 It is a trap for a person to say carelessly, “It is holy!”
And (A)after the vows to make inquiry.

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    do not bring[a] hastily to court,
for what will you do in the end
    if your neighbor puts you to shame?(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:8 Or nobles / on whom you had set your eyes. / Do not go

Do not go out (A)hastily to [a]argue your case;
[b]Otherwise, what will you do in [c]the end,
When your neighbor humiliates you?

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 25:8 Lit contend
  2. Proverbs 25:8 Lit Lest
  3. Proverbs 25:8 Lit its

20 Do you see someone who speaks in haste?
    There is more hope for a fool than for them.(A)

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20 Do you see a person who is (A)hasty with his words?
There is (B)more hope for a fool than for him.

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