Ecclesiastes 10:9 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ Whoever removes [landmark] stones or hews out [new ones with similar intent] will be hurt with them, and he who fells trees will be endangered by them. [Prov. 26:27.]

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

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

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ Whoever carries away stones will be harmed by them. And whoever cuts down trees will be wounded by them.

Ecclesiastes 10:9 Cross References

Ecclesiastes 10:8

He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh a 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.