Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Whoso heweth out stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby.
WEB
The one who quarries stones may be injured by them, and he who splits logs endangers himself.
YLT
Whoso is removing stones is grieved by them, Whoso is cleaving trees endangered by them.
DBT
Whoso removeth stones is hurt therewith; he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEcclesiastes — Qohelet the Preacher — ''vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'' The book's relentless examination of life under the sun, resolving not in despair but in ''fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.''
- Author
- Traditional: Solomon (''son of David, king in Jerusalem''). Critical: a later Qohelet figure writing in Solomonic persona. §7.9 surfaces; Pastor Marc's drawer carries the position.
- Date
- Solomonic reading: c. 940 BC. Critical reading: Persian or early Hellenistic period (5th–3rd century BC).