8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ecclesiastes 10:8:1 ⧉חֹפֵ֥רkhoferone digging Ecclesiastes 10:8:2 ⧉גּוּמָּ֖ץgummatsa pit Ecclesiastes 10:8:3 ⧉בּ֣וֹboin it Ecclesiastes 10:8:4 ⧉יִפּ֑וֹלyippolwill fall Ecclesiastes 10:8:5 ⧉וּפֹרֵ֥ץuforetsand one breaking through Ecclesiastes 10:8:6 ⧉גָּדֵ֖רgadera wall Ecclesiastes 10:8:7 ⧉יִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּyishkennuwill bite him Ecclesiastes 10:8:8 ⧉נָחָֽשׁ׃nakhasha serpent |
8. Formal Translation The one who digs a pit will fall into it, and the one who breaks through a hedge will be bitten by a serpent. |
8. Dynamic Translation If you dig a pit, you may tumble into it yourself; and if you break through a fence, a snake may bite you. |