Ecclesiastes 10:11 - Revised Version 1885 If the serpent bite before it be charmed, then is there no advantage in the charmer. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If the serpent bites before it is charmed, then it is no use to call a charmer [and the slanderer is no better than the uncharmed snake]. American Standard Version (1901) If the serpent bite before it is charmed, then is there no advantage in the charmer. Common English Bible If a snake bites before it’s charmed, then there’s no profit for the snake charmer. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever slanders in secret is nothing less than a snake that bites silently. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If a serpent bite in silence, he is nothing better that backbiteth secretly. |