PAV
15. ਭਲਾ, ਕੁਹਾੜਾ ਆਪਣੇ ਚੁਲਾਉਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਅੱਗੇ ਆਕੜੇ? ਕੀ ਆਰਾ ਆਪਣੇ ਖਿੱਚਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਅੱਗੇ ਗਰੂਰ ਕਰੇ? ਜਿਵੇਂ ਡੰਡਾ ਆਪਣੇ ਚੁੱਕਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਨੂੰ ਹਿਲਾਵੇ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਲਾਠੀ ਉਹ ਨੂੰ ਚੁੱਕੇ ਜਿਹੜਾ ਲੱਕੜ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ!

ERVPA

IRVPA
15. 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!



KJV
15. 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.

AMP
15. Shall the ax boast itself against him who chops with it? Or shall the saw magnify itself against him who wields it back and forth? As if a rod should wield those who lift it up, or as if a staff should lift itself up as if it were not wood [but a man of God]!

KJVP
15. Shall the axe H1631 boast itself H6286 against H5921 PREP him that heweth H2672 therewith ? [ or ] shall the saw H4883 magnify itself H1431 against H5921 PREP him that shaketh H5130 it ? as if the rod H7626 CMS should shake [ itself ] against H5130 them that lift it up H7311 , [ or ] as if the staff H4294 should lift up H7311 [ itself , ] [ as ] [ if ] [ it ] [ were ] no H3808 NADV wood H6086 NMS .

YLT
15. -- 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!

ASV
15. Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? shall the saw magnify itself against him that wieldeth it? as if a rod should wield them that lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up him that is not wood.

WEB
15. Shall the axe boast itself against him who hews therewith? Shall the saw magnify itself against him who wields it? as if a rod should wield those who lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up him who is not wood.

NASB
15. Will the axe boast against him who hews with it? Will the saw exalt itself above him who wields it? As if a rod could sway him who lifts it, or a staff him who is not wood!

ESV
15. 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!

RV
15. Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if a rod should shake them that lift it up, or as if a staff should lift up {cf15i him that is} not wood.

RSV
15. Shall the axe vaunt itself 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!

NKJV
15. 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!

MKJV
15. Shall the axe boast itself against him who chops with it? Shall the saw magnify itself against him who moves it? As if the rod could wave those who lift itself up! As if a staff could raise what is not wood!

AKJV
15. Shall the ax boast itself against him that hews therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shakes 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.

NRSV
15. 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!

NIV
15. 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!

NIRV
15. Does an ax claim to be more important than the one who swings it? Does a saw brag that it is better than the one who uses it? That would be like a stick swinging someone who picks it up! It would be like a war club waving the one who carries it!

NLT
15. But can the ax boast greater power than the person who uses it? Is the saw greater than the person who saws? Can a rod strike unless a hand moves it? Can a wooden cane walk by itself?

MSG
15. 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!

GNB
15. 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."

NET
15. 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!

ERVEN
15. 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!