If the serpent bite before it is charmed, then the charmer hath no advantage.
King James Version (KJV) - Ecclesiastes 10:11 >Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
Berean Study Bible (BSB) - Ecclesiastes 10:11 >If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.