Ecclesiastes 10:8

Ecclesiastes 10:8 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

8Whoever digs a pit may fall into it;

whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

8One who digs a pit may fall into it, and a serpent may bite one who breaks through a wall.

8He who digs a pit may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a wall.

8He 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]

8He who digs a pit may fall into it,

and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.

8Anyone who digs a pit might fall into it.

Anyone who breaks through a wall might be bitten by a snake.