Wisdom is Needed to Avert Dangers in Everyday Life
10:8 One who digs a pit may25 fall into it,
and one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.26
10:9 One who quarries stones may be injured by them;
one who splits logs may be endangered by them.
10:10 If an iron axhead27 is blunt and a workman28 does not sharpen29 its edge,30
he must exert a great deal of effort;31
so wisdom has the advantage of giving success.
10:11 If the snake should bite before it is charmed,32
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