Ecclesiastes 10:10-12

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁰If the iron is blunt, and one does not whet the edge,
    then more strength must be exerted;
    but wisdom helps one to succeed.
¹¹If the snake bites before it is charmed,
    there is no advantage in a charmer.

¹²Words spoken by the wise bring them favor,
but the lips of fools consume them.

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