Ecclesiastes 10:8-13

1. 8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

2. 9 Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.

3. 10 If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.

4. 11 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.

5. 12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

6. 13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

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