They hatchadders'eggsand weavethe spider'sweb;He who eatsof their eggsdies,And [from] that which is crusheda snakebreaksforth.
Whoseconfidenceis fragile,And whose trusta spider'sweb.
At the lastit biteslike a serpentAnd stingslike a viper.
"Do not rejoice,O Philistia,allof you, Becausethe rodthat struckyou is broken;For from the serpent'sroota viperwill comeout, And its fruitwill be a flyingserpent.
The treesnakewill makeits nestand lay[eggs] there,And it will hatchand gather[them] under its protection.Yes,the hawkswill be gatheredthere,Everyonewith its kind.
"You broodof vipers,howcanyou, beingevil,speakwhat is good?For the mouthspeaksout of that which fillsthe heart.
But when he sawmanyof the Phariseesand Sadduceescomingfor baptism,he saidto them, "You broodof vipers,whowarnedyou to fleefrom the wrathto come?
