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I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking like servants upon the earth. He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a wall, a serpent shall bite him. Whoso [a]heweth out stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 10:9 Or, moveth stones

I have seen slaves on horseback,
    while princes go on foot like slaves.(A)

Whoever digs a pit may fall into it;(B)
    whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.(C)
Whoever quarries stones may be injured by them;
    whoever splits logs may be endangered by them.(D)

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