Ecclesiastes 7:26

Sir. 9:3; Sir. 26:23.

Snares. — See Ecclesiastes 9:12; used for siege works, Ecclesiastes 9:14.

Nets. — Habakkuk 1:15; Ezekiel 26:5.

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Ecclesiastes 7:26