Ecclesiastes 10:11
Thomson 1808
If a serpent biteth at an interval of charming, there is then no advantage in him who charmeth.
Brenton 1851
If a serpent bite when there is no charmer's whisper, then there is no advantage to the charmer.
Greek · Brenton
Ἐὰν δάκῃ ὄφις ἐν οὐ ψιθυρισμῷ, καὶ οὐκ ἔστι περίσσεια τῷ ἐπᾴδοντι.