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Ecclesiastes 10:8

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8oHe that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso pbreaketh an hedge, qa serpent shall bite him.

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Footnotes

  1. oSo Ecclus. 27:26, 29. See Ps. 7:15.
  2. pIs. 5:5 (Heb.).

Cross references

  1. qAmos 5:19.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He who digs a pit will fall into it,

and a serpent will bite him who breaks through a wall.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Whoever digs a pit may fall into it;

whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The one who digs a pit may fall into it,

and the one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

NLTNew Living Translation

When you dig a well,

you might fall in.

When you demolish an old wall,

you could be bitten by a snake.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Whoever digs a pit will fall into it.

Whoever breaks through a wall, a snake will bite him.