| When you make a vow to God, do not delay fulfilling it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Fulfill what you vow. | When you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you vow. |
| Let your word be ‘Yes, Yes’ or ‘No, No’; anything more than this comes from the evil one. | Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil. |
| So I say to you, Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. | And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. |
| With the loyal you show yourself loyal; with the blameless you show yourself blameless. | With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless man you show yourself blameless. |
| But I say to you, Do not swear at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. | But I say to you, Do not take an oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, or by the earth, for it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. |
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