Catholic Public Domain Version
"Whoever carries away stones will be harmed by them. And whoever cuts down trees will be wounded by them. "
— Ecclesiastes 10:9, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.”
“Whoso heweth out stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby. ”
“Whoever carves out stones may be injured by them. Whoever splits wood may be endangered thereby.”
“One who quarries stones may be injured by them; one who splits logs may be endangered by them.”
“He that removeth stones, shall be hurt by them: and he that cutteth trees, shall be wounded by them.”
“He who gets out stones from the earth will be damaged by them, and in the cutting of wood there is danger.”
“Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.”
a foolish man appointed to a high dignity, and the rich sitting beneath him.
I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking on the ground like servants.
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it. And whoever tears apart a hedge, a snake will bite him.
Whoever carries away stones will be harmed by them. And whoever cuts down trees will be wounded by them.
If the iron is dull, and if it was not that way before, but has been made dull by much labor, then it will be sharpened. And wisdom will follow after diligence.
Whoever slanders in secret is nothing less than a snake that bites silently.
Words from the mouth of a wise man are graceful, but the lips of a foolish man will throw him down with violence.