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Ecclesiastes 10:7-9
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7 (A)I have seen slaves (B)on horses, and princes walking on the ground like slaves.

8 He who (C)digs a pit will fall into it,
    and (D)a serpent will bite him who breaks through a wall.
9 (E)He who quarries stones is hurt by them,
    and he who (F)splits logs is endangered by them.

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Ecclesiastes 10:7-9
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7 I have seen slaves on horseback,
    while princes go on foot like slaves.(A)

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

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