“ Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babblerd is no better. ”
Rather: “If a serpent without enchantment (i. e., not being enchanted) bites, then there is no advantage to the charmer”: i. e., if the charmer is unwisely slack in exercising his craft, he will be...
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. The serpent will bite without enchantment - בלא לחש belo lachash, without hissing. As a snake may bite before it hiss, so...
Surely, the serpent will bite without enchantment— If the serpent biteth because he is not enchanted, then nothing remaineth to the master of enchantments. The two proverbial similes made use of...
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. Without enchantment - if "enchantment" is not used. And a babbler (a babbling calumniator) is no better. Ther...
Practical Advice Touching Life's Puzzles 1-8. Cultivate wisdom and tact, specially in the dangers that attend upon courts, but also in ordinary operations.
This also is a difficult verse. Literally translated it is, If the serpent bite for lack of enchantment, there is no advantage to the master of the tongue. It seems best to follow the LXX. and othe...
FOURTH SECTION The Quest Achieved. The Chief Good Is To Be Found, Not In Wisdom, Nor In Pleasure, Nor In Devotion To Affairs And Its Rewards; But In A Wise Use And A Wise Enjoyment Of The Present...
How, then, does worldly wisdom work? The preacher shows that its first manifestation is discretion based upon selfishness. This section is a series of brief sayings which are of the nature of proverb...
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. (9) Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered there...
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment ,.... See Jeremiah 8:17 . Or rather, "without a whisper" t; without hissing, or any noise, giving no warning at all: so the Vulgate Latin version re...
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. Ver. 11. Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment. ] It is for want of wisdom that the babbler, or tongue mast...
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment Unless it be seasonably prevented by the art and care of the charmer. This is an allusion to the general opinion, then and still prevailing in the e...
Mutual Duties of Princes and Subjects. 4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yiel...
Without enchantment; if not seasonably prevented by the art and care of the charmer; which practice he doth not justify, but only mention by way of resemblance. See on Psalms 58:5 . A babbler,...
The Importance Of Acting Thoughtfully And With Great Care With Regard To The Affairs Of Life ( Ecclesiastes 10:8-11 ). Ecclesiastes 10:8 ‘He who digs a pit will fall into it, and whoever breaks...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Ecclesiastes 10:11 . A babbler is no better.] Lit ., “The master of the tongue.” One who is of ready utterance, capable of producing great effects by the power of speech, yet la...
Ecclesiastes 8:16-12 I. The Preacher commences this section by carefully defining his position and equipment as he starts on his last course. (1) His first conclusion is that wisdom, which of all...
Ecclesiastes 10:1 . Dead flies cause the ointment, of exquisite perfumes, to send forth a stinking savour; a satirical proverb, applicable to characters in all the public walks of life. A genera...
EXPOSITION Ecclesiastes 10:1-21 Section 11. A little folly mars the effect of wisdom, and is sure to make itself conspicuous. Ecclesiastes 10:1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the...
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment, that is, unless it is kept under enchantment by music or the sound of the voice properly modulated; and a babbler is no better. As one may escape t...
James 3:6 ; Jeremiah 8:17 ; Proverbs 18:21 ; Psalms 52:2 ; Psalms 58:4 ; Psalms 58:5 ; Psalms 64:3
Without — If not prevented by the art and care of the charmer; which practice he does not justify, but only mentions by way of resemblance.