Holy Scripture
Ecclesiastes 10:8
A church father on this verse
“The Jews in their imaginings, and in their agreeing to act unjustly against the Lord, forgot that they were bringing wrath upon themselves. Therefore does the Word lament for them saying, "Why do the people exalt themselves, and the nations imagine vain things?" For vain indeed was the imagination of the Jews, meditat…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
8He that digs a pit shall fall into it; And him that breaks down a hedge a serpent shall bite.
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6The fool has been set in very high places, While rich men would sit in a low one.
7I have seen servants upon horses, And princes walking as servants on the earth.
— Ecclesiastes 10:8 —
9He that removes stones shall be troubled thereby; He that cleaves wood shall be endangered thereby.
10If the axe-head should fall off, Then the man troubles his countenance, And he must put forth more strength: And in that case skill is of no advantage to a man.