11 If the serpent bites [a](A)before being charmed, there is no profit for the charmer. 12 (B)Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a (C)fool consume him; 13 the beginning of [b]his talking is folly and the end of [c]it is wicked (D)madness.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 10:11 Lit without enchantment
  2. Ecclesiastes 10:13 Lit the words of his mouth
  3. Ecclesiastes 10:13 Lit his mouth