Ecclesiastes 10:9
He who hews out stones shall be hurt therewith, [and] he who splits wood is endangered thereby.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
8He who digs a pit shall fall into it, and he who breaks through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 10:5-12
Mutual Duties of Princes and Subjects. 4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences. 5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler: 6 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. 7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth. 8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him. 9 Whoso removeth stones… Read the whole commentary →