“When you make a vow to God,
Do not delay fulfilling it.
God has no pleasure in fools.
Fulfill what you vow!
It is better that you should not vow
Than that you should vow
Yet not fulfill it.
‘Do not let your mouth
Lead you into sin!
Do not say before the messenger
That it was a mistake!
Why should God be angry
At your words?
Why should he destroy
The work of your hands?’”
If you make a vow, fulfill it! Quite often, these vows were Temple payments. God does not take pleasure in fools. It is better not to make a vow that you were not able to fulfill. Don’t let your mouth lead you into sin! Don’t blame the messenger! God can be angry at your words. He could destroy your work.