SinaiEcclesiastes 10:8
World English Bible
He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
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Ecclesiastes 10:8 in other translations
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.
Ecclesiastes 10:8 in context
- 6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.
- 7I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking like servants on the earth.
- 8He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
- 9Whoever carves out stones may be injured by them. Whoever splits wood may be endangered by it.
- 10If the ax is blunt, and one doesn’t sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but skill brings success.