Tosefta for Nedarim 17:7
דתניא טוב אשר לא תדור וגו' (קהלת ה) טוב מזה ומזה שאינו נודר כל עיקר דברי רבי מאיר רבי יהודה אומר טוב מזה ומזה נודר ומשלם
Tosefta Chullin
Rabbi Meir says, [regarding the verse,] "It is better not to vow, than to vow and not fulfill" (Ecc. 5:4), it is better than both of these that one not take a vow at all (Ned. 9a:7). Rabbi Yehuda says, it is better not to vow [than to vow and not fulfill], but is it not better than both of these to bring his lamb to the [Temple] courtyard and lean on it and slaughter it?
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