Ecclesiastes 10:9
“Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.”
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
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.
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
Related Verses
“He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.”
“Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.”
“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.”
“Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?”
“Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?”