from The parable of the lumberjack
Words of Qohelet (Old Testament)
- A passage to the effect that “when the axe is dull and unsharpened, more strength is needed, wisdom helps.”
Ecclesiastes 10:10 “If the iron is blunt, and one does not sharpen the edge, he must use more strength but wisdom helps one to succeed.”
Ecclesiastes 10:10 New International Version
- 10 If the ax is dull
- and its edge unsharpened,
- more strength is needed,
- but skill will bring success.
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