If a serpent bite when there is no [charmer's] whisper, then there is no advantage to the charmer.
KJV
Ecclesiastes 10:11
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
Parallel Translations
If a serpent bite when there is no [charmer's] whisper, then there is no advantage to the charmer.
If the snake bites before it is charmed, then is there no profit for the charmer’s tongue.
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