Ecclesiastes 10:8
Parallel Translations


NASB: He who digs a pit may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a wall. (NASB ©1995)
GWT: Whoever digs a pit may fall into it. Whoever breaks through a stone wall may be bitten by a snake. (GOD'S WORD®)
KJV: He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
ASV: He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.
BBE: He who makes a hole for others will himself go into it, and for him who makes a hole through a wall the bite of a snake will be a punishment.
DBY: He that diggeth a pit falleth into it; and whoso breaketh down a hedge, a serpent biteth him.
JPS: He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a fence, a serpent shall bite him.
WBS: He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoever breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
WEB: He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
YLT: Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And whoso is breaking a hedge, a serpent biteth him.

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