⁴ When thou vowest a vow to God, delay not to complete it, for there is no pleasure in fools; that which thou vowest -- complete.

¹¹ Vow and complete to Jehovah your God, All ye surrounding him. They bring presents to the Fearful One.

¹³ I enter Thy house with burnt-offerings, I complete to Thee my vows,

¹⁴ For opened were my lips, And my mouth spake in my distress:

² `When a man voweth a vow to Jehovah, or hath sworn an oath to bind a bond on his soul, he doth not pollute his word; according to all that is going out from his mouth he doth.

¹⁴ Sacrifice to God confession, And complete to the Most High thy vows.

³³ `Again, ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not swear falsely, but thou shalt pay to the Lord thine oaths;

⁶ in burnt-offerings, and concerning sin-offerings, Thou didst not delight,

¹⁰ Who `is' even among you, And he shutteth the two-leaved doors? Yea, ye do not kindle Mine altar for nought, I have no pleasure in you, said Jehovah of Hosts, And a present I do not accept of your hand.

⁹ And I -- with a voice of thanksgiving -- I sacrifice to Thee, That which I have vowed I complete, Salvation `is' of Jehovah.

²¹ And known hath been Jehovah to Egypt, And the Egyptians have known Jehovah in that day, And done sacrifice and present, And vowed a vow to Jehovah, and completed `it'.

¹⁰ Not in the might of the horse doth He delight, Not in the legs of a man is He pleased.

¹¹ Jehovah is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness.

¹⁰⁶ I have sworn, and I confirm `it', To keep the judgments of Thy righteousness.

¹⁶ Cause `it' to come, O Jehovah, for I `am' Thy servant. I `am' Thy servant, son of Thy handmaid, Thou hast opened my bonds.

¹⁷ To Thee I sacrifice a sacrifice of thanks, And in the name of Jehovah I call.

¹⁸ My vows to Jehovah let me complete, I pray you, before all His people,

¹⁴ My vows to Jehovah let me complete, I pray you, before all His people.

²¹ `When thou vowest a vow to Jehovah thy God, thou dost not delay to complete it; for Jehovah thy God doth certainly require it from thee, and it hath been in thee -- sin.

²² `And when thou forbearest to vow, it is not in thee a sin.

²³ The produce of thy lips thou dost keep, and hast done `it', as thou hast vowed to Jehovah thy God; a free-will-offering, which thou hast spoken with thy mouth.

³ and we rise, and go up to Bethel, and I make there an altar to God, who is answering me in the day of my distress, and is with me in the way that I have gone.'

¹ And God saith unto Jacob, `Rise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there, and make there an altar to God, who appeared unto thee in thy fleeing from the face of Esau thy brother.'

²⁰ And Jacob voweth a vow, saying, `Seeing God is with me, and hath kept me in this way which I am going, and hath given to me bread to eat, and a garment to put on --