Ecclesiastes 10:10⥂
KJV:
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.
BSB:
If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.
Hebrew:
אִם־ קֵהָ֣ה הַבַּרְזֶ֗ל וְהוּא֙ לֹא־ פָנִ֣ים קִלְקַ֔ל וַחֲיָלִ֖ים יְגַבֵּ֑ר וְיִתְר֥וֹן הַכְשֵׁ֖ר חָכְמָֽה׃
LXX:
Greek Text
Topics:
IRON • PRUDENCE • WISDOM

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Translation Hebrew/Aramaic Transliteration [morphology] Texts
if ‏אִם‏‏־‏ 'im-HTc L
it is blunt ‏קֵהָ֣ה‏ ke.HahHVpp3ms L
the iron [axe] ‏הַ‏‏בַּרְזֶ֗ל‏ ha.HTd bar.ZelHNcmsa L
and he ‏וְ‏‏הוּא֙‏ ve.HC Hu'HPp3ms L
not ‏לֹא‏‏־‏ lo'-HTn L
faces ‏פָנִ֣ים‏ fa.NimHNcmpa L
he has sharpened ‏קִלְקַ֔ל‏ kil.KalHVpp3ms L
and strength<s> ‏וַ‏‏חֲיָלִ֖ים‏ va.HC cha.ya.LimHNcmpa L
he will make strong ‏יְגַבֵּ֑ר‏ ye.ga.BerHVpi3ms L
and [is] advantage ‏וְ‏‏יִתְר֥וֹן‏ ve.HC yit.RonHNcmsa L
to give success ‏הַכְשֵׁ֖ר‏ 1 2 hakh.SheirHVhaa Q(k)
wisdom ‏חָכְמָֽה‏‏׃‏ chokh.mahHNcfsa L
Word Types and Editions

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  1. L spelled: הַכְשֵׁ֖יר ↩

  2. K spelled: הַכְשֵׁ֖יר ↩