 | Frederick Meyrick - 1856 - 296 страници
...defer nol to pay it, for he hath no pleasure in fools : pay that which thou hasl vowed. Belter is it that thou shouldest not vow than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.' — Numb. xxx. 2 ; Dent, xxiii. 21 ; Exod. xx. 7 ; Eccl. v. 4. And so David : — ' Thou shall destroy... | |
 | Frederick Meyrick - 1857 - 378 страници
...defer not to pay it, for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. Better is it that thou shouldest not vow than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.'—Numb. xxx. 2; Deut. xxiii. 21; Exod. xx. 7; Eccl. v. 4. And so David:— ' Thou shalt destroy... | |
 | Nicetas Choniates - 1984 - 486 страници
...emulated Andronikos by destroying all opposition, contrary to Solomon's verse which says, "Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay."1067 When the sultan of Ikonion (this was still Kilij Arslan, in green old age and over seventy... | |
 | Zondervan - 1984 - 940 страници
...defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. 5 Better is if shing 6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an... | |
 | Herbert Lockyer - 1990 - 356 страници
...vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. Better it is that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay." Ecclesiastes 5:4,5 From Moses we learn that promising is synonymous with vowing (Deuteronomy 23:21,23).... | |
 | Thomas Hardy - 1992 - 464 страници
...said Egbert, supporting her with his arm. "When I was in my room this came into my mind, 'Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.' I 25 could bear it no longer. I was determined not to marry him, and to see you again, whatever came... | |
 | Jonathon Lazear, Wendy Lazear - 1993 - 404 страници
...is like to be a child — and to take such pride and joy in the little things of life. Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. — Ecclesiastes Parenting requires of us that we make commitments to our children; still, we have... | |
 | Rulon T. Burton - 1994 - 1218 страници
...defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. 5. Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. (Reflections of a son of David the king) Eccl. 5:4-5 HYMNS Written by Prophets Applicable to this Topic... | |
 | Thomas Hardy - 1998 - 324 страници
...said Egbert, supporting her with his arm. "When I was in my room this came into my mind, 'Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.' I could bear it no longer. I was determined not to marry him, and to see you again, whatever came of... | |
 | 1999 - 68 страници
...defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools. Pay that which thou hast vowed. 5 Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. •Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an... | |
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When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it ; for He hath no pleasure in fools : pay that which thou hast vowed. Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. 
