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Parallel ECC 10:10

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BI Ecc 10:10 ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)If your iron axehead gets blunt and the owner doesn’t sharpen it,
 ⇔ then he has to use lots of strength,
 ⇔ so use wisdom if you want to succeed.

OET-LVIf it_is_blunt the_ax and_he not faces he_has_sharpened and_strength he_will_make_strong and_advantage_of to_give_success[fn][fn] wisdom.


10:10 OSHB variant note: הכשיר: (x-qere) ’הַכְשֵׁ֖ר’: lemma_3787 n_0.0 morph_HVhc id_212fr הַכְשֵׁ֖ר

10:10 OSHB note: Yathir readings in L which we have designated as Qeres when both Dothan and BHS list a Qere.

UHBאִם־קֵהָ֣ה הַ⁠בַּרְזֶ֗ל וְ⁠הוּא֙ לֹא־פָנִ֣ים קִלְקַ֔ל וַ⁠חֲיָלִ֖ים יְגַבֵּ֑ר וְ⁠יִתְר֥וֹן הכשיר חָכְמָֽה׃
   (ʼim-qēhāh ha⁠barzel və⁠hūʼ loʼ-fānim qilqal va⁠ḩₐyālim yəgabēr və⁠yitrōn hkshyr ḩākəmāh.)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXXἘὰν ἐκπέσῃ τὸ σιδήριον, καὶ αὐτὸς πρόσωπον ἐτάραξε· καὶ δυνάμεις δυναμώσει, καὶ περίσσεια τῷ ἀνδρὶ οὐ σοφία.
   (Ean ekpesaʸ to sidaʸrion, kai autos prosōpon etaraxe; kai dunameis dunamōsei, kai perisseia tōi andri ou sofia. )

BrTrIf the axe-head should fall off, then the man troubles his countenance, and he must put forth more strength: and in that case skill is of no advantage to a man.

ULTIf a person has blunted the iron
 ⇔ and he does not make the faces light,
 ⇔ he must exert strength,
 ⇔ but a profit to being successful is wisdom.

USTIf your axe is not sharp,
 ⇔ you will need to work harder to cut down a tree,
 ⇔ but by using wisdom, you will succeed.

BSBIf the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.
 ⇔ 

MSBIf the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.
 ⇔ 


OEBIf the iron be blunt, and you whet not its edge,
 ⇔ You must use more strength.
 ⇔ He succeeds who can claim the advantage of wisdom.

WEBBEIf the axe is blunt, and one doesn’t sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but skill brings success.

WMBB (Same as above)

NETIf an iron axhead is blunt and a workman does not sharpen its edge,
 ⇔ he must exert a great deal of effort;
 ⇔ so wisdom has the advantage of giving success.

LSVIf the iron has been blunt,
And he has not sharpened the face,
Then he increases strength,
And wisdom [is] advantageous to make right.

FBVIf your ax is blunt and you don't sharpen it, you have to use a lot more force. Conclusion:[fn] being wise brings good results.


10:10 Implied.

T4T  ⇔ If your axe is not sharp [DOU],
 ⇔ you will need to work harder to cut down a tree,
 ⇔ but by being wise, you will succeed.

LEBNo LEB ECC book available

BBEIf the iron has no edge, and he does not make it sharp, then he has to put out more strength; but wisdom makes things go well.

MoffNo Moff ECC book available

JPSIf the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength; but wisdom is profitable to direct.

ASVIf the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.

DRAIf the iron be blunt, and be not as before, but be made blunt, with much labour it shall be sharpened: and after industry shall follow wisdom.

YLTIf the iron hath been blunt, And he the face hath not sharpened, Then doth he increase strength, And wisdom [is] advantageous to make right.

DrbyIf the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he apply more strength; but wisdom is profitable to give success.

RVIf the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
   (If the iron be blunt, and one do not sharpen the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct. )

SLTIf the iron became dull and he polished not the face, and he will strengthen the forces: and wisdom will make preeminence to prosper.

WbstrIf the iron is blunt, and he doth not whet the edge, then must he use more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.

KJB-1769If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
   (If the iron be blunt, and he do not sharpen the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct. )

KJB-1611If the yron be blunt, and he doe not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisedome is profitable to direct.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

BshpsNo Bshps ECC book available

GnvaIf the yron be blunt, and one hath not whet the edge, he must then put to more strength: but the excellencie to direct a thing is wisedome.
   (If the iron be blunt, and one hath/has not sharpen the edge, he must then put to more strength: but the excellency to direct a thing is wisdom. )

CvdlNo Cvdl ECC book available

WyclNo Wycl ECC book available

LuthNo Luth ECC book available

ClVgSi retusum fuerit ferrum, et hoc non ut prius, sed hebetatum fuerit, multo labore exacuetur, et post industriam sequetur sapientia.
   (When/But_if blunt has_been iron, and this not/no as first/before, but dullness has_been, much with_hard_work sharpened, and after energy will_follow wisdom. )

RP-GNTNo RP-GNT ECC book available


HAPHebrew accents and phrasing: See Allan Johnson's Hebrew accents and phrasing analysis.

TSNTyndale Study Notes:

10:10 wisdom . . . helps you succeed: In all occupations, there are tools that must be kept in good order to be most efficient. Simply sharpening the blade of a dull ax can be a significant act of wisdom for those whose livelihood depends on it.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) wisdom provides an advantage for success

(Some words not found in UHB: if blunt the,ax and=he not edge sharpen and,strength exert_more and,advantage_of brings_success wisdom )

A wise person would have sharpened his blade and would not have had to work so hard.

BI Ecc 10:10 ©