Ecclesiastes 10:8-10

Good News Translation

^8 (A)If you dig a pit, you fall in it; if you break through a wall, a snake bites you. ⁹ If you work in a stone quarry, you get hurt by stones. If you split wood, you get hurt doing it. ¹⁰ If your ax is dull and you don't sharpen it, you have to work harder to use it. It is smarter to plan ahead.