The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
What does Ecclesiastes 10:15 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.
Key themes
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Keep this verse inside Ecclesiastes 10:12-15 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
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Glossary
- City People
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The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).