It is a snare to the man to declare something is holy, and afterward to reconsider his vows.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Ones. Hebrew, "the saint or holy thing. "(Haydock)
Chaldean, "to make a vow for the sanctuary, and afterwards repent "having acted inconsiderately at first. To attack the persons or relics of the saints, or to plunder what is consecrated to pious uses, will bring on destruction; so also to make vows, and then seek to evade them, will not pass unpunished. (Calmet)
