1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Ecclesiastes 10:11 | If a serpent bite in silence, he is nothing better that backbiteth secretly. | Silence. Protestants, "without enchantment, and a babbler is no better." (Haydock) --- But he compares the detractor to a serpent, (Calmet) as he infuses the poison into all who pay attention to him. (St. Jerome; St. Bernard) |