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Ecclesiastes 10:11
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Ecclesiastes 10:11
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If a snake bites before it is charmed, the charmer receives no fee.
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Ecclesiastes 10:11 in Other Translations
KJV
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Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
ESV
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If the serpent bites before it is charmed, there is no advantage to the charmer.
NLT
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If a snake bites before you charm it, what’s the use of being a snake charmer?
MSG
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If the snake bites before it's been charmed, What's the point in then sending for the charmer?
CSB
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If the snake bites before it is charmed, then there is no advantage for the charmer.
Ecclesiastes 10:11 In-Context
9
Whoever quarries stones may be injured by them; whoever splits logs may be endangered by them.
10
If the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed, but skill will bring success.
11
If a snake bites before it is charmed, the charmer receives no fee.
12
Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips.
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At the beginning their words are folly; at the end they are wicked madness—
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Psalms 58:5
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Isaiah 3:3
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