Ecclesiastes · קֹהֶלֶת

Ecclesiastes 10:8

חֹפֵ֥ר גּוּמָּ֖ץ בּ֣וֹ יִפּ֑וֹל וּפֹרֵ֥ץ גָּדֵ֖ר יִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּ נָחָֽשׁ׃
ḥoper gvmaṣ bvo yipvol vporeṣ gader yishkenv naḥash
King James Version (KJV)

He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

Modern English

He who digs a pit will fall into it, and a serpent will bite him who breaks through a wall.

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