Ecclesiastes 10:9

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

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WEBBE

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

BSB

The one who quarries stones may be injured by them, and he who splits logs endangers himself.

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

He who gets out stones from the earth will be damaged by them, and in the cutting of wood there is danger.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.