Berean Standard Bible
Ecclesiastes 10:11
“If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.”

In context
9The one who quarries stones may be injured by them, and he who splits logs endangers himself.
11If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.
12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
13The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.
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