Ecclesiastes 10:9
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He that removeth stones, shall be hurt by them: and he that cutteth trees, shall be wounded by them.

Ecclesiastes 10:8
He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

Ecclesiastes 10:10
If the iron be blunt, and be not as before, but be made blunt, with much labour it shall be sharpened: and after industry shall follow wisdom.

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He that removeth stones, shall be hurt by them: and he that cutteth trees, shall be wounded by them.

Context
Wisdom and Folly
8He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him. 9He that removeth stones, shall be hurt by them: and he that cutteth trees, shall be wounded by them.10If the iron be blunt, and be not as before, but be made blunt, with much labour it shall be sharpened: and after industry shall follow wisdom.…
Lexicon
The one who quarries
מַסִּ֣יעַ (mas·sî·a‘)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5265: To pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journey

stones
אֲבָנִ֔ים (’ă·ḇā·nîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 68: A stone

may be injured
יֵעָצֵ֖ב (yê·‘ā·ṣêḇ)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6087: To carve, fabricate, fashion, to worry, pain, anger

by them,
בָּהֶ֑ם (bā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

and he who splits
בּוֹקֵ֥עַ (bō·w·qê·a‘)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1234: To cleave, to rend, break, rip, open

logs
עֵצִ֖ים (‘ê·ṣîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6086: Tree, trees, wood

endangers himself.
יִסָּ֥כֶן (yis·sā·ḵen)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5533: To cut, damage, to grow, poor


Additional Translations
The one who quarries stones may be injured by them, and he who splits logs endangers himself.Whoever removes stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that splits wood shall be endangered thereby.

Whoso heweth out stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby.

He that removes stones shall be troubled thereby; he that cleaves wood shall be endangered thereby.

Whoso removeth stones is hurt therewith; he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby.

Whoso heweth out stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby.

Whoever removeth stones shall be hurt by them; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered by it.

Whoever carves out stones may be injured by them. Whoever splits wood may be endangered thereby.

Whoso is removing stones is grieved by them, Whoso is cleaving trees endangered by them.
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