Lux Domini
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

What does Ecclesiastes 10:13 mean?

There is a practice in the East, of charming serpents by music. The babbler's tongue is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison; and contradiction only makes it the more violent.

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Keep this verse inside Ecclesiastes 10:12-15 and alongside a few nearby related passages.