Ecclesiastes 10:8 — If you dig a pit,
you might fall in;
if you break down a wall,
a snake might bi… — CEV | maBible
Read Ecclesiastes 10:8 (Contemporary English Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Ecclesiastes 10.8, Ecclesiastes 10v8, Ec. 10:8. If you dig a pit,
you might fall in;
if you break down a wall,
a snake might bite you.
Other reference formats: Ecclesiastes 10.8, Ecclesiastes 10v8, Ec. 10:8.
8 If you dig a pit,
you might fall in;
if you break down a wall,
a snake might bite you.
Notes and references
10.8 Ps 7.15; Pr 26.27; Si 27.26,27.
a snake might bite you: Walls of houses were often made of stones with mud to fill in the cracks between them. If some of the mud washed out, a snake could be living inside the wall.