Whoever responds before he listens, demonstrates himself to be foolish and deserving of confusion.
Proverbs 20:25 - Catholic Public Domain Version It is ruin for a man to devour what is holy, or, after making vows, to retract them. 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, And after vows to make enquiry. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition It is a snare to a man to utter a vow [of consecration] rashly and [not until] afterward inquire [whether he can fulfill it]. American Standard Version (1901) It is a snare to a man rashly to say, It is holy, And after vows to make inquiry. Common English Bible It is a snare to say rashly, “It is holy,” and only reflect after making the promise. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version It is ruin to a man to devour holy ones, and after vows to retract. English Standard Version 2016 It is a snare to say rashly, “It is holy,” and to reflect only after making vows. |
Whoever responds before he listens, demonstrates himself to be foolish and deserving of confusion.
The mouth of the foolish is his destruction, and his own lips are the ruin of his soul.
If a soul, by mistake, shall have transgressed the ceremonies in those things that are sanctified to the Lord, he shall offer for his offense an immaculate ram from the flocks, such as can be bought for two shekels, according to the weight of the Sanctuary.
Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients: 'You shall not swear falsely. For you shall repay your oaths to the Lord.'
But as soon as it has departed from your lips, you shall observe and do just as you have promised to the Lord your God and just as you have spoken by your own free will and with your own mouth.
Upon entering your neighbor's vineyard, you may eat as many grapes as you please. But you may not carry any out with you.
And when their fathers and brothers arrive, and they begin to complain against you and to argue, we will say to them: 'Take pity on them. For they have not seized them by right of war or conquest. Instead, begging to receive them, you did not give them, and so the sin was on your part.' "