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Ecclesiastes 10:8 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

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

Ecclesiastes 10:8

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6 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.

7 I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking like servants on the earth.

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

9 Whoever carves out stones may be injured by them. Whoever splits wood may be endangered by it.

10 If the ax is blunt, and one doesn’t sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but skill brings success.

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Proverbs 26:27

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"“If a man opens a pit, or if a man digs a pit and doesn’t cover it, and a bull or a donkey falls into it,"

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"As if a man fled from a lion, and a bear met him; or he went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a snake bit him."

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Psalms 7:15

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"He has dug a hole, and has fallen into the pit which he made."

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Ecclesiastes 10:1

"Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to produce an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor."

Ecclesiastes 10:2

"A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, but a fool’s heart at his left."

Ecclesiastes 10:3

"Yes also when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool."

Ecclesiastes 10:4

"If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don’t leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest."

Ecclesiastes 10:5

"There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, the sort of error which proceeds from the ruler."

Ecclesiastes 10:6

"Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place."

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