George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Ecclesiastes 10:9
Stones. Landmarks or walls, Proverbs xxii. 18. --- Them. God will punish his injustice, in meddling with another's property.
Stones. Landmarks or walls, Proverbs xxii. 18. --- Them. God will punish his injustice, in meddling with another's property.
Verse Ecclesiastes 10:9. _WHOSO REMOVETH STONES_] This verse teaches care and caution. Whoever _pulls down_ an old building is likely to be hurt by the stones; and in _cleaving wood_ many accidents oc...
The figures seem to be taken from the work of building up and pulling down houses. In their general application, they recommend the man who would act wisely to be cautious when taking any step in life...
CHAPTER 10 This chapter contains a series of proverbs, expressing the wisdom and prudence of the natural man. Here are a number of observations and all show that there is a practical value in wisdom a...
ECCLESIASTES 9:17 TO ECCLESIASTES 10:15. EXPERIENCE CRYSTALLISED IN PROVERBS. Ecclesiastes 9:17 to Eccle
_Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith_ The words are referred by some commentators to an act like that of the previous verse, by others to hewing stone in the quarry. In the former case, howe...
3. Failures in life result from lack of Wis. 10:8-11 TEXT 10:8-11 8 He who digs a pit may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a wall. 9 He who quarries stones may be hurt...
Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby. WHOSO REMOVETH STONES - namely, of an ancient building, or his neighbour's landmarks, or from...
10:9 endangered (e-12) Or 'wounded.'...
PRACTICAL ADVICE TOUCHING LIFE'S PUZZLES 1-8. Cultivate wisdom and tact, specially in the dangers that attend upon courts, but also in ordinary operations....
THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 10 THE WAY THAT A FOOLISH PERSON BEHAVES – ECCLESIASTES 10:1-3 V1 Dead flies can ge...
REMOVETH. — The nearest parallel is 1 Kings 5:17, where the word is used with regard to the quarryings, not the removing of stones. For the latter sense, however, there is countenance in 2 Kings 4:4,...
מַסִּ֣יעַ אֲבָנִ֔ים יֵעָצֵ֖ב בָּהֶ֑ם בֹּוקֵ֥עַ עֵצִ֖ים...
FOURTH SECTION The Quest Achieved. The Chief Good Is To Be Found, Not In Wisdom, Nor In Pleasure, Nor In Devotion To Affairs And Its Rewards; But In A Wise Use And A Wise Enjoyment Of The Present Li...
COMBINED WITH A STEADFAST FAITH IN THE LIFE TO COME. Ecclesiastes 10:9 - Ecclesiastes 12:7 But, soft; is not our man of men becoming a mere man of pleasure? No; for he recognises the claims of duty a...
How, then, does worldly wisdom work? The preacher shows that its first manifestation is discretion based upon selfishness. This section is a series of brief sayings which are of the nature of proverbs...
He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. (9) Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereb...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 12. The Book of Ecclesiastes is, up to a certain point, the converse of the Book of Proverbs. (see NOTE TO PROVERBS below) It is the experience of a...
WHOSO REMOVETH STONES SHALL BE HURT THEREWITH,.... That carries them from the quarry, where they are dug; or takes them from a heap, where they lie; or that attempts to pull them out of a building, wh...
Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; [and] he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby. Ver. 9. _Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith._] So he that attempteth to loose and re...
_He that diggeth a pit_, &c. The meaning of these verses, which may be considered as common proverbs, is, that those who are seeking and striving to injure others, often bring mischiefs thereby on the...
IN THE MIDST OF PRESUMPTION AND ARROGANCE...
Whoso removeth stones, either in tearing down an old building or in working in a stony field, in a dangerous occupation, SHALL BE HURT THEREWITH, he must expect injuries of this kind; AND HE THAT CLEA...
"HE WHO QUARRIES STONES MAY BE HURT BY THEM, AND HE WHO SPLITS LOGS MAY BE ENDANGERED BY THEM." Once again we are confronted with the reality that we can't prepare for everything (Ecclesiastes 9:11)....
4-10 Solomon appears to caution men not to seek redress in a hasty manner, nor to yield to pride and revenge. Do not, in a passion, quit thy post of duty; wait awhile, and thou wilt find that yieldin...
WHOSO REMOVETH STONES; either, 1. The stones which belong to others, and limit or distinguish their grounds, of which see DEUTERONOMY 27:17. Or, 2. Great stones too heavy for them; which rashly attem...
Ecclesiastes 10:9 quarries H5265 (H8688) stones H68 hurt H6087 (H8735) splits H1234 (H8802) wood H6086 endan
THE IMPORTANCE OF ACTING THOUGHTFULLY AND WITH GREAT CARE WITH REGARD TO THE AFFAIRS OF LIFE (ECCLESIASTES 10:8). Ecclesiastes 10:8 ‘He who digs a pit will fall into it, and whoever breaks through a...
Ecclesiastes 8:16-12 I. The Preacher commences this section by carefully defining his position and equipment as he starts on his last course. (1) His first conclusion is that wisdom, which of all temp...
Ecclesiastes 8:16-10 I. At the end of chap. viii. and the beginning of chap. ix., Koheleth points out that it is impossible for us to construct a satisfactory policy of life. "The work of God," or, as...
CONTENTS: Proverbs recommending wisdom as of great use for the right ordering of our lives. CHARACTERS: Solomon. CONCLUSION: Fools are apt, at every turn, to proclaim their folly, for if one is lack...
Ecclesiastes 10:1. _Dead flies cause the ointment,_ of exquisite perfumes, _to send forth a stinking savour;_ a satirical proverb, applicable to characters in all the public walks of life. A general,...
_Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby._ RAISING STONES AND CLEAVING WOOD The precise meaning of the maxim is not quite clear. Some thin...
ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 10:8 The various disasters described in vv. Ecclesiastes 10:8 are all accidental, so the one WHO DIGS A PIT is
CRITICAL NOTES.— ECCLESIASTES 10:5. AS AN ERROR WHICH PROCEEDETH FROM THE RULER.] Not a mere error, as such, but one which is manifest by its consequences—caprices of despotism like those described i...
EXPOSITION ECCLESIASTES 10:1 Section 11. _A little folly mars the effect of wisdom, _and is sure to make itself conspicuous. ECCLESIASTES 10:1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to sen...
Chapter 10: Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking odor: so does a little folly to him that is in reputation for wisdom and honor (Ecclesiastes 10:1). There are cert...
1 Samuel 20:3; Ecclesiastes 3:5; Genesis 11:3; Genesis 2:12; Genesis 45
Whoso removeth — Stones too heavy for them: who rashly attempts things too high and hard for them....