Ecclesiastes 10:8

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.

Ecclesiastes 10:8 — American Standard Version

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Context — Ecclesiastes 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.

5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

6folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.

7I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking like servants upon the earth.

8He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.

9Whoso heweth out stones shall be hurt therewith; [and] he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby.

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

11If the serpent bite before it is charmed, then is there no advantage in the charmer.

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