At the lastit biteslike a serpentAnd stingslike a viper.
"He sucksthe poisonof cobras;The viper'stongueslayshim.
You will treadupon the lionand cobra,The younglionand the serpentyou will trampledown.
For eachonethrewdownhis staffand they turnedinto serpents.But Aaron'sstaffswallowedup their staffs.
Wineis a mocker,strongdrinka brawler,And whoeveris intoxicatedby it is not wise.
And you groanat your finalend,When your fleshand your bodyare consumed;
He who digsa pitmay fallinto it, and a serpentmay bitehim who breaksthrougha wall.
The nursingchild will playby the holeof the cobra,And the weanedchild will puthis handon the viper'sden.
The proudcrownof the drunkardsof Ephraimis troddenunder foot.
They hatchadders'eggsand weavethe spider'sweb;He who eatsof their eggsdies,And [from] that which is crusheda snakebreaksforth.
The prophetsprophesyfalsely,And the priestsruleon their [own] authority;And My peopleloveit so!But whatwill you doat the endof it?
"For behold,I am sendingserpentsagainst you, Adders,for whichthereis nocharm,And they will biteyou," declaresthe LORD.
As whena manfleesfrom a lionAnd a bearmeetshim, Or goeshome,leanshis handagainstthe wallAnd a snakebiteshim.
"Thoughthey hideon the summitof Carmel,I will searchthem out and takethem from there;And thoughthey concealthemselves from My sighton the floorof the sea,From thereI will commandthe serpentand it will bitethem.
Thereforewhatbenefitwere you thenderivingfrom the things of whichyou are nowashamed?For the outcomeof those thingsis death.
And do not get drunkwith wine,for that is dissipation,but be filledwith the Spirit,
