טוֹב אֲשֶׁר לֹא תִדּוֹר מִשֶּׁתִּדּוֹר וְלֹא תְשַׁלֵּם

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Better not to vow than to vow and not fulfill/ better is it that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay

הגדרה (אנגלית)

It is better not to make a promise than to make a promise and not keep it (a vow is a vow made out of thin air)

("Better not to vow than to vow and not fulfill" — Ecclesiastes 5:4)