Ecclesiastes 10:9-11

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⁹ If you cut stones out of the ground, a stone might hurt you.
    If you cut wood into pieces, a piece of it might hurt you.
¹⁰ If your axe is not sharp,
    you will need to be very strong to use it.
If you are wise, you will make the axe's edge sharp again.
    That is how wisdom helps you to do things well.
¹¹ Someone may have power over dangerous snakes.
    But that will not help him if the snake bites him first.