Ecclesiastes 10:9
Strong's Lexicon
The one who quarries
מַסִּ֣יעַ (mas·sî·a‘)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5265: 1) to pull out, pull up, set out, journey, remove, set forward, depart 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pull out or up 1a2) to set out, depart 1a3) to journey, march 1a4) to set forth (of wind) 1b) (Niphal) to be pulled up, be removed, be plucked up 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to set out, lead out, cause to spring up 1c2) to remove, quarry

stones
אֲבָנִ֔ים (’ă·ḇā·nîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 68: 1) stone (large or small) 1a) common stone (in natural state) 1b) stone, as material 1b1) of tablets 1b2) marble, hewn stones 1c) precious stones, stones of fire 1d) stones containing metal (ore), tool for work or weapon 1e) weight 1f) plummet (stones of destruction) also made of metal 1g) stonelike objects, eg hailstones, stony heart, ice 1h) sacred object, as memorial Samuel set up to mark where God helped Israel to defeat the Philistines 1i) (simile) 1i1) sinking in water, motionlessness 1i2) strength, firmness, solidity 1i3) commonness 1j) (metaph) 1j1) petrified with terror 1j2) perverse, hard heart

may be injured
יֵעָצֵ֖ב (yê·‘ā·ṣêḇ)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6087: 1) to hurt, pain, grieve, displease, vex, wrest 1a) (Qal) to hurt, pain 1b)(Niphal) to be in pain, be pained, be grieved 1c) (Piel) to vex, torture 1d) (Hiphil) to cause pain 1e) (Hithpael) to feel grieved, be vexed 2) to shape, fashion, make, form, stretch into shape, (TWOT) worship 2a) (Piel) to shape, form 2b) (Hiphil) to form, copy, fashion

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: 1) to split, cleave, break open, divide, break through, rip up, break up, tear 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cleave, cleave open 1a2) to break through, break into 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be cleft, be rent open, be split open 1b2) to be broken into 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cleave, cut to pieces, rend open 1c2) to break through, break down 1d) (Pual) 1d1) to be ripped open, be torn open 1d2) to be rent 1d3) to be broken into 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to break into 1e2) to break through 1f) (Hophal) to be broken into 1g) (Hithpael) to burst (themselves) open, cleave asunder

logs
עֵצִ֖ים (‘ê·ṣîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6086: 1) tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows 1a) tree, trees 1b) wood, pieces of wood, gallows, firewood, cedar-wood, woody flax

endangers himself
יִסָּ֥כֶן (yis·sā·ḵen)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5533: 1) to incur danger 1a) (Niphal) to endanger oneself 2) to be poor 2a) (Pual) to be impoverished

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The one who quarries stones may be injured by them, and he who splits logs endangers himself.

Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is removing stones is grieved by them, Whoso is cleaving trees endangered by them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The one who quarries stones may be hurt by them; the one who splits trees may be endangered by them.

New American Standard Bible
He who quarries stones may be hurt by them, and he who splits logs may be endangered by them.

King James Bible
Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; [and] he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Whoever quarries stones may be injured by them; whoever splits logs may be endangered by them.

New Living Translation
When you work in a quarry, stones might fall and crush you. When you chop wood, there is danger with each stroke of your ax.

English Standard Version
He who quarries stones is hurt by them, and he who splits logs is endangered by them.

New American Standard Bible
He who quarries stones may be hurt by them, and he who splits logs may be endangered by them.

King James Bible
Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The one who quarries stones may be hurt by them; the one who splits trees may be endangered by them.

International Standard Version
Someone who quarries stone might be injured; someone splitting logs can fall into danger.

NET Bible
One who quarries stones may be injured by them; one who splits logs may be endangered by them.

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

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

Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is removing stones is grieved by them, Whoso is cleaving trees endangered by them.
















Cross References
Ecclesiastes 10:8
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

Ecclesiastes 10:10
If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.

Ecclesiastes 1:1
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

Ecclesiastes 10:7
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

Ecclesiastes 10:6
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.

Ecclesiastes 10:11
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.

Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
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