4When you
make a vow to God, do not delay fulfilling it;
for he has no pleasure in fools. Fulfill what you vow.
5 It is
better that you should not vow
than that you should vow and not fulfill it.
Empty promises
Reactions to one’s feelings
Are hard to fulfill
Thoroughly think through
A vow you’d make to God
Can you fulfill it
They’ll always fall short
The pictures we have of God
But they’re all we have
God pictures reflect
Our view of reality
Sometimes so petty
Externals reflect
Something of the internals
With some distortions
©2013, Qoheleth
Often our views of God reflect our own pettiness.
