Ecclesiastes 10:10 - Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If the ax is dull and the man does not whet the edge, he must put forth more strength; but wisdom helps him to succeed. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. American Standard Version (1901) If the iron be blunt, and one do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct. Common English Bible If an ax is dull and one doesn’t sharpen it first, then one must exert more force. It’s profitable to be skillful and wise. Catholic Public Domain Version If the iron is dull, and if it was not that way before, but has been made dull by much labor, then it will be sharpened. And wisdom will follow after diligence. |