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 the sting of the serpent by the application of charms, so he may avoid the harm of defamation by wise discretion.
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Ecclesiastes 10:11
11 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babblerd is no better.