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Ecclesiastes 10:8-13 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

8. If you dig a pit,you might fall in;if you break down a wall,a snake might bite you.

9. You could even get hurtby chiselling a stoneor chopping a log.

10. If you don't sharpen your axe,it will be harder to use;if you are clever,you'll know what to do.

11. The power to charm a snakedoes you no goodif it bites you anyway.

12. If you talk sensibly,you will have friends;if you talk foolishly,you will destroy yourself.

13. Fools begin with nonsense,and their stupid chatterends with disaster.

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