9Whoever removeth stones shall be hurt by them; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered by it.


In Context

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

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

8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoever breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

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

10 If the iron is blunt, and he doth not whet the edge, then must he use more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.

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

Ecclesiastes 10:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:9Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; [and] he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:9Whoever quarries stones may be injured by them; whoever splits logs may be endangered by them.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:9Whoso heweth out stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:9Whoso removeth stones is hurt therewith; he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:9Whoso heweth out stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:9Whoever carves out stones may be injured by them. Whoever splits wood may be endangered thereby.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:9Whoso is removing stones is grieved by them, Whoso is cleaving trees endangered by them.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:9Whoever removes stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that splits wood shall be endangered thereby.