Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 518 [e] אִם־ ’im- If Conj 6949 [e] קֵהָ֣ה qê-hāh is dull V-Piel-Perf-3ms 1270 [e] הַבַּרְזֶ֗ל hab-bar-zel, the ax Art | N-ms 1931 [e] וְהוּא֙ wə-hū and he Conj-w | Pro-3ms 3808 [e] לֹא־ lō- not Adv-NegPrt 6440 [e] פָנִ֣ים p̄ā-nîm the edge N-mp 7043 [e] קִלְקַ֔ל qil-qal, does sharpen V-Piel-Perf-3ms 2428 [e] וַחֲיָלִ֖ים wa-ḥă-yā-lîm and more strength Conj-w | N-mp 1396 [e] יְגַבֵּ֑ר yə-ḡab-bêr; He must use V-Piel-Imperf-3ms 3504 [e] וְיִתְר֥וֹן wə-yiṯ-rō-wn but Conj-w | N-ms 3787 [e] הַכְשֵׁ֖ר‪‬(הכשיר*הַכְשֵׁ֖ר‪‬) haḵ-šêr brings success V-Hifil-Inf 2451 [e] חָכְמָֽה׃ ḥāḵ-māh wisdom N-fs

New American Standard Bible
If the axe is dull and he does not sharpen its edge, then he must exert more strength. Wisdom has the advantage of giving success.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If the ax is dull, and one does not sharpen its edge, then one must exert more strength; however, the advantage of wisdom is that it brings success.

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