New American Standard Bible 1995
Ecclesiastes 10:4-10
4IfH518 the ruler’sH4910 1temperH7307 risesH5927 againstH5921 you, 2do not abandonH5117 your positionH4725, becauseH3588 3composureH4832 allaysH5117 greatH1419 offensesH2399.
5ThereH3426 is an evilH7463 I have seenH7200 underH8478 the sunH8121, like an errorH7684 whichH7945 goesH3318 forthH3318 from the rulerH7989-- 64follyH5529 is setH5414 in manyH7227 exaltedH4791 placesH4791 while richH6223 menH6223 sitH3427 in humbleH8216 placesH8216. 7I have seenH7200 5slavesH5650 riding 6on horsesH5483 and princesH8269 walkingH1980 like slavesH5650 on the landH776.
87He who digsH2658 a pitH1475 may fallH5307 into it, and a 8serpentH5175 may biteH5391 him who breaksH6555 throughH6555 a wallH1447. 9He who quarriesH5265 stonesH68 may be hurtH6087 by them, and he who splitsH1234 logsH6086 may be endangeredH5533 by them. 10IfH518 the 9axeH1270 is dullH6949 and he does not sharpenH7043 its edgeH6440, then he must 10exertH1396 more strengthH2428. WisdomH2451 has the advantageH3504 of givingH3787 successH3787.
Notes
- 1. Ecclesiastes 10:4 Lit spirit ↩
- 2. Ecclesiastes 10:4 Eccl 8:3 ↩
- 3. Ecclesiastes 10:4 1 Sam 25:24-33; Prov 25:15 ↩
- 4. Ecclesiastes 10:6 Esth 3:1, 5f; Prov 28:12; 29:2 ↩
- 5. Ecclesiastes 10:7 Prov 19:10 ↩
- 6. Ecclesiastes 10:7 Esth 6:8-10 ↩
- 7. Ecclesiastes 10:8 Ps 7:15; Prov 26:27 ↩
- 8. Ecclesiastes 10:8 Amos 5:19 ↩
- 9. Ecclesiastes 10:10 Lit iron ↩
- 10. Ecclesiastes 10:10 Lit strengthen ↩
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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