8Whoever digs a pit may fall into it; whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.


In Context

5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun, the sort of error that arises from a ruler:

6 Fools are put in many high positions, while the rich occupy the low ones.

7 I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves.

8 Whoever digs a pit may fall into it; whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

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.

Ecclesiastes 10:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:8He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:8He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:8He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:8He that diggeth a pit falleth into it; and whoso breaketh down a hedge, a serpent biteth him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:8He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a fence, a serpent shall bite him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:8He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoever breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:8He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:8Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And whoso is breaking a hedge, a serpent biteth him.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:8He that digs a pit shall fall into it; and whoever breaks an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.