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Douay-Rheims
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And it is much better not to vow, than after a vow not to perform the things promised.
King James
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Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
Louis Second
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(5:4) Mieux vaut pour toi ne point faire de voeu, que d'en faire un et de ne pas l'accomplir
Martin Luther
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Es ist besser, du gelobest nichts, denn daß du nicht hältst, was du gelobest.
Vulgate
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ne dederis os tuum ut peccare faciat carnem tuam neque dicas coram angelo non est providentia ne forte iratus Deus super sermone tuo dissipet cuncta opera manuum tuarum

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


ne : (conj.) that .. not, in order that .. not, in order not to.
os : ossis : (n) a bone.
os : oris : face, countenance, sight / expression.
os : oris : mouth, opening, source / a mask.
ut : (+ subj.) (result) so that, that.
ut : (+ subj.) (purpose) in order that, to, that.
ut : (+ indic.) when, as.
ut : (+ subj.) (command) to, that.
non : not.
providentia : providence, foresight, prudence.
forte : perchance.
forte : by chance, by luck, accidentally.
iratus : angry, wrathful.
deus : god.
super : (prep.) (+ abl.) over, above /concerning, about, besides.
super : (adv.) over, above, besides, beyond, moreover, remaining.
opera : work, pains, labor. * operam do to lavish care upon.