Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 10:8–9

⁸He who digs a pit may fall into it,

and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.

⁹The one who quarries stones may be injured by them,

and he who splits logs endangers himself.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He who digs	חֹפֵ֥ר	ḥō·p̄êr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2658 dig, search for
a pit	גּוּמָּ֖ץ	gūm·māṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H1475 pit
may fall	יִפּ֑וֹל	yip·pō·wl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
into it	בּ֣וֹ	bōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
and he who breaches	וּפֹרֵ֥ץ	ū·p̄ō·rêṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6555 break through
a wall	גָּדֵ֖ר	gā·ḏêr	Noun - masculine singular	H1447 wall
may be bitten	יִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּ	yiš·šə·ḵen·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5391 bite
by a snake	נָחָֽשׁ׃	nā·ḥāš	Noun - masculine singular	H5175 serpent

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The one who quarries	מַסִּ֣יעַ	mas·sî·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5265 pull out or up, set out, journey
stones	אֲבָנִ֔ים	’ă·ḇā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H68 stone
may be injured	יֵעָצֵ֖ב	yê·‘ā·ṣêḇ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6087 hurt, pain, grieve
by them	בָּהֶ֑ם	bā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
and he who splits	בּוֹקֵ֥עַ	bō·w·qê·a‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1234 cleave, break open or through
logs	עֵצִ֖ים	‘ê·ṣîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6086 tree, trees, wood
endangers himself	יִסָּ֥כֶן	yis·sā·ḵen	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5533 incur danger

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Ecclesiastes 10:8 Proverbs 26:27 · Psalm 7:15–16 · Amos 5:19 · Esther 7:10 · Psalm 9:15–16 · 2 Samuel 17:23 · Amos 9:3 · Judges 9:53–57 · Judges 9:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.