11 If a snake bites before it is charmed,
    the charmer receives no fee.(A)

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11 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.

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11 A serpent may bite (A)when it is not charmed;
The [a]babbler is no different.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 10:11 Lit. master of the tongue