NIV: Does the axe raise itself above him who swings it, or the saw boast against him who uses it? As if a rod were to wield him who lifts it up, or a club brandish him who is not wood!
AYT: Akankah kapak menyombongkan diri terhadap orang yang memakainya? Akankah gergaji meninggikan diri terhadap orang yang menggerakkannya? Seakan-akan rotan menggerakkan orang yang mengangkatnya, seakan-akan tongkat mengangkat dia yang bukan kayu!
Assamese: কুঠাৰখন ব্যৱহাৰ কৰা জনৰ বিৰুদ্ধে জানো নিজৰ বিষয়ে গৰ্ব্ব কৰিব? কৰতখনে জানো কাটোঁতা জনতকৈ নিজৰ প্রশংসা কৰিব? দণ্ডডাল ওপৰলৈ ডাঙি ধৰা সকলৰ দৰে জানো কাঠৰ দণ্ডডালে কোনো ব্যক্তিক ডাঙি ধৰিব পাৰিব।
Bengali: কুড়াল কি কাঠুরের বিরুদ্ধে অহঙ্কার করবে? করাত কি কাঠ-মিস্ত্রির চেয়ে নিজেকে প্রশংসা করবে? যারা লাঠি তোলে লাঠি যেন তাদেরকে চালাচ্ছে; অথবা কাঠের লাঠি যেন তাকে উঠাচ্ছে।
Gujarati: શું કુહાડી તેના વાપરનાર આગળ બડાશ મારશે? શું કરવત તેના વાપરનારની પર સરસાઈ કરશે? શું લાકડી તેને પકડનારને ઉઠાવે અને લાકડું માણસને ઉઠાવે તેમ એ છે.
Hindi: क्या कुल्हाड़ा उसके विरूद्ध जो उससे काटता हो डींग मारे, या आरी उसके विरूद्ध जो उसे खींचता हो बड़ाई करे? क्या सोंटा अपने चलानेवाले को चलाए या छड़ी उसे उठाए जो काठ नहीं है!
Kannada: ಕೊಡಲಿಯು ಕಡಿಯುವವನಿಗೆ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ಕೊಚ್ಚಿಕೊಂಡೀತೇ? ಗರಗಸವು ಕತ್ತರಿಸುವವನಿಗೆ ಪ್ರತಿಯಾಗಿ ತನ್ನನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸಿಕೊಂಡೀತೇ? ಕೋಲು ತನ್ನನ್ನು ಎತ್ತಿದವನ ಮೇಲೆಯೇ ಬೀಸುವಂತಾಯಿತು, ಮರಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠನಾಗಿರುವ ಮನುಷ್ಯನನ್ನು ದೊಣ್ಣೆಯು ಎತ್ತಿಕೊಂಡ ಹಾಗಾಯಿತು.
Marathi: कुऱ्हाड चालविणाऱ्यापेक्षा, कुऱ्हाड श्रेष्ठ नसते. करवत, कापणाऱ्यापेक्षा श्रेष्ठ व सामर्थ्यवान आहे. एखाद्या माणसाने एखादी काठी उचलून तिने एखाद्याला शिक्षा करावी व त्याबद्दल काठीने स्वत:ला त्या माणसापेक्षा श्रेष्ठ व सामर्थ्यवान समजावे, तसेच हे आहे.
Odiya: କୁରାଢି କ'ଣ ତଦ୍ଦ୍ୱାରା ଛେଦନକର୍ତ୍ତା ବିରୁଦ୍ଧରେ ଦର୍ପ କରିବ ? କରତ କ'ଣ କରତୀୟାର ପ୍ରତିକୂଳରେ ଆପଣାକୁ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ କରିବ ? ଯେଉଁମାନେ ଦଣ୍ଡ ଉଠାନ୍ତି, ଦଣ୍ଡ କ'ଣ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ହଲାଇବ ? ଯେ କାଷ୍ଠ ନୁହେଁ, ଯଷ୍ଟି କ'ଣ ତାହାକୁ ଉଠାଇବ ?
Punjabi: ਭਲਾ, ਕੁਹਾੜਾ ਆਪਣੇ ਚਲਾਉਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਅੱਗੇ ਆਕੜੇ ? ਕੀ ਆਰਾ ਆਪਣੇ ਖਿੱਚਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਅੱਗੇ ਗਰੂਰ ਕਰੇ ? ਕੀ ਡੰਡਾ ਆਪਣੇ ਚੁੱਕਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਨੂੰ ਹਿਲਾਵੇ, ਜਾਂ ਲਾਠੀ ਉਹ ਨੂੰ ਚੁੱਕੇ ਜਿਹੜਾ ਲੱਕੜ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ !
Tamil: கோடரியானது தன்னால் வெட்டுகிறவனுக்கு விரோதமாக மேன்மைபாராட்டலாமோ? வாளானது தன்னைப் பயன்படுத்துகிறவனுக்கு விரோதமாகப் பெருமைபாராட்டலாமோ? பாராட்டினால், தடியானது தன்னைப் பிடித்தவனை மிரட்டினாற்போலவும், கோலானது நான் மரக்கட்டையல்லவென்று எழும்பினதுபோலவும் இருக்குமே.
Telugu: నరికేవాణ్ణి చూసి గొడ్డలి తన గురించి తాను ప్రగల్భాలు పలుకుతుందా? కోసేవాణ్ణి చూసి రంపం తన గురించి తాను పొగడుకుంటుందా? ఇది ఒక కర్ర తనను ఎత్తేవాణ్ణి పైకెత్తగలిగినట్టు ఉంది. ఒక గద ఒక వ్యక్తిని పైకి లేపగలిగినట్టు ఉంది.
NETBible: Does an ax exalt itself over the one who wields it, or a saw magnify itself over the one who cuts with it? As if a scepter should brandish the one who raises it, or a staff should lift up what is not made of wood!
NASB: Is the axe to boast itself over the one who chops with it? Is the saw to exalt itself over the one who wields it? That would be like a club wielding those who lift it, Or like a rod lifting him who is not wood.
HCSB: Does an ax exalt itself above the one who chops with it? Does a saw magnify itself above the one who saws with it? As if a staff could wave those who lift it! As if a rod could lift what isn't wood!
LEB: Can an ax attack the person who cuts with it? Can a saw make itself greater than the person who saws with it? A rod cannot move the person who lifts it. A wooden stick cannot pick up a person.
ESV: Shall the axe boast over him who hews with it, or the saw magnify itself against him who wields it? As if a rod should wield him who lifts it, or as if a staff should lift him who is not wood!
NRSV: Shall the ax vaunt itself over the one who wields it, or the saw magnify itself against the one who handles it? As if a rod should raise the one who lifts it up, or as if a staff should lift the one who is not wood!
REB: Will the axe set itself up against the hewer, or the saw claim mastery over the sawyer, as if a stick were to brandish him who raises it, or a wooden staff to wield one who is not wood?
NKJV: Shall the ax boast itself against him who chops with it? Or shall the saw exalt itself against him who saws with it? As if a rod could wield itself against those who lift it up, Or as if a staff could lift up, as if it were not wood!
KJV: Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? [or] shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake [itself] against them that lift it up, [or] as if the staff should lift up [itself, as if it were] no wood.
NLT: Can the ax boast greater power than the person who uses it? Is the saw greater than the person who saws? Can a whip strike unless a hand is moving it? Can a cane walk by itself?
GNB: But the LORD says, “Can an ax claim to be greater than the one who uses it? Is a saw more important than the one who saws with it? A club doesn't lift up a person; a person lifts up a club.”
ERV: An ax is not better than the one who cuts with it. A saw is not better than the one who uses it. Is a stick stronger than the one who picks it up? It can’t do anything to the person who is using it to punish someone!
BBE: Will the axe say high-sounding words against him who is using it, or the blade be full of pride against him who is cutting with it? As if a rod had the power of shaking him who is using it, or as if a stick might take up him who is not wood.
MSG: Does an ax take over from the one who swings it? Does a saw act more important than the sawyer? As if a shovel did its shoveling by using a ditch digger! As if a hammer used the carpenter to pound nails!
CEV: King of Assyria, can an ax or a saw overpower the one who uses it? Can a wooden pole lift whoever holds it?
CEVUK: King of Assyria, can an axe or a saw overpower the one who uses it? Can a wooden pole lift whoever holds it?
GWV: Can an ax attack the person who cuts with it? Can a saw make itself greater than the person who saws with it? A rod cannot move the person who lifts it. A wooden stick cannot pick up a person.
NET [draft] ITL: Does an ax <01631> exalt <06286> itself over <05921> the one who wields <02672> it, or a saw <04883> magnify <01431> itself over <05921> the one who cuts <05130> with it? As if <0518> a scepter <07626> should brandish <05130> the one who raises <07311> it, or a staff <04294> should lift up <07311> what is not <03808> made of wood <06086>!