He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
KJV
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4 additional translationsASV
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.
WEB
He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches 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.
DBT
He that diggeth a pit falleth into it; and whoso breaketh down a hedge, a serpent biteth him.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEcclesiastes — Qohelet the Preacher — ''vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'' The book's relentless examination of life under the sun, resolving not in despair but in ''fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.''
- Author
- Traditional: Solomon (''son of David, king in Jerusalem''). Critical: a later Qohelet figure writing in Solomonic persona. §7.9 surfaces; Pastor Marc's drawer carries the position.
- Date
- Solomonic reading: c. 940 BC. Critical reading: Persian or early Hellenistic period (5th–3rd century BC).