Ecclesiastes 10:8 - Compare All Versions

Deildu

Caution: The trap you set might catch you. Warning: Your accomplice in crime might double-cross you.

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

He who digs a pit may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a wall.

Anyone who digs a pit might fall into it; anyone who knocks down a wall might be bitten by a snake

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

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

He who digs a pit will fall into it, And whoever breaks through a wall will be bitten by a serpent.

He who digs a pit [for others] may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a [stone] wall. [Ps 57:6]

When you dig a well, you might fall in. When you demolish an old wall, you could be bitten by a snake.

He who digs a pit will fall into it, and a serpent will bite him who breaks through a wall.