Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff lifting him who is not wood!
World English Bible (WEB)
Should an axe brag against him who chops with it? Should a saw exalt itself above him who saws with it? As if a rod should lift those who lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up someone who is not wood.
Strong's King James
Shall the axe{H1631} boast{H6286}{(H8691)} itself against him that heweth{H2672}{(H8802)} therewith? or shall the saw{H4883} magnify{H1431}{(H8691)} itself against him that shaketh{H5130}{(H8688)} it? as if the rod{H7626} should shake{H5130}{(H8687)} itself against them that lift it up{H7311}{(H8688)}, or as if the staff{H4294} should lift up{H7311}{(H8687)} itself, as if it were no wood{H6086}.
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Young's Literal Translation
—Doth the axe glorify itself Against him who is hewing with it? Doth the saw magnify itself Against him who is shaking it? As a rod waving those lifting it up! As a staff lifting up that which is not wood!
