Ecclesiastes 10:9
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The one who quarries stones may be injured by them, and he who splits logs endangers himself.

Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is removing stones is grieved by them, Whoso is cleaving trees endangered by them.

King James Bible
Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; [and] he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.

Hebrew
The one who quarries
מַסִּ֣יעַ (mas·sî·a‘)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5265: To pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journey

stones
אֲבָנִ֔ים (’ă·ḇā·nîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 68: A stone

may be injured
יֵעָצֵ֖ב (yê·‘ā·ṣêḇ)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6087: To carve, fabricate, fashion, to worry, pain, anger

by them,
בָּהֶ֑ם (bā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

and he who splits
בּוֹקֵ֥עַ (bō·w·qê·a‘)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 1234: To cleave, to rend, break, rip, open

logs
עֵצִ֖ים (‘ê·ṣîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood

endangers himself.
יִסָּ֥כֶן (yis·sā·ḵen)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5533: To cut, damage, to grow, poor

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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