Eclesiastes 10:11

11 Se a cobra morder antes de ser encantada,para que servirá o encantador?

Eclesiastes 10:11 Meaning and Commentary

Ecclesiastes 10:11

Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment
See ( Jeremiah 8:17 ) . Or rather, "without a whisper" ^F20; without hissing, or any noise, giving no warning at all: so the Vulgate Latin version renders it, "in silence"; some serpents bite, others sting, some both; see ( Proverbs 23:32 ) ; some hiss, others not, as here; and a babbler is no better;
a whisperer, a backbiter, a busy tattling body, that goes from house to house, and, in a private manner, speaks evil of civil governments, of ministers of the word, and of other persons; and; in a secret way, defames men, and detracts from their characters: such an one is like a venomous viper, a poisonous serpent or adder; and there is no more guarding against him than against such a creature that bites secretly.

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FOOTNOTES:

F20 (vxl alb) "absque susurro", Pagniuus; "absque sibilo", Tigurine version.

Eclesiastes 10:11 In-Context

9 Quem arranca pedras com elas se ferirá;quem racha lenha se arrisca.

10 Se o machado está cegoe sua lâmina não foi afiada,é preciso golpear com mais força;agir com sabedoria assegura o sucesso.

11 Se a cobra morder antes de ser encantada,para que servirá o encantador?

12 As palavras do sábio lhe trazem benefícios,mas os lábios do insensato o destroem.

13 No início as suas palavras são mera tolice,mas no final são loucura perversa.