Catholic Public Domain Version
"Whoever slanders in secret is nothing less than a snake that bites silently. "
— Ecclesiastes 10:11, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.”
“If the serpent bite before it is charmed, then is there no advantage in the charmer. ”
“If the snake bites before it is charmed, then is there no profit for the charmer's tongue.”
“If the snake should bite before it is charmed, the snake charmer is in trouble.”
“If a serpent bite in silence, he is nothing better that backbiteth secretly.”
“If a snake gives a bite before the word of power is said, then there is no longer any use in the word of power.”
“Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.”
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it. And whoever tears apart a hedge, a snake will bite him.
Whoever carries away stones will be harmed by them. And whoever cuts down trees will be wounded by them.
If the iron is dull, and if it was not that way before, but has been made dull by much labor, then it will be sharpened. And wisdom will follow after diligence.
Whoever slanders in secret is nothing less than a snake that bites silently.
Words from the mouth of a wise man are graceful, but the lips of a foolish man will throw him down with violence.
At the beginning of his words is foolishness, and at the end of his talk is a most grievous error.
The fool multiplies his words. A man does not know what has been before him, and who is able to reveal to him what will be in the future after him?