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The baby shall play by the viper’s den,
    and the child lay his hand on the adder’s lair.

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The baby shall play by the viper’s den,
    and the child lay his hand on the adder’s lair.

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[a]They hatch adders’ eggs,
    and weave spiders’ webs:
Whoever eats the eggs will die,
    if one of them is crushed, it will hatch a viper;(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 59:5–6 The eggs signify evil works, doing positive harm; the webs are devices that serve no useful purpose.

[a]They hatch adders’ eggs,
    and weave spiders’ webs:
Whoever eats the eggs will die,
    if one of them is crushed, it will hatch a viper;(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 59:5–6 The eggs signify evil works, doing positive harm; the webs are devices that serve no useful purpose.