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Summary
But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
Axe head
Alas, master
For it was borrowed
Bible References
Axe head
Ecclesiastes 10:10
If the axe is blunt, and one doesn't sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but skill brings success.
Isaiah 10:34
He will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon will fall by the Mighty One.
Alas, master
2 Kings 6:15
When the servant of the man of God had risen early, and gone out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was around the city. His servant said to him, "Alas, my master! What shall we do?"
2 Kings 3:10
The king of Israel said, "Alas! For Yahweh has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab."
Revelation 18:10
standing far away for the fear of her torment, saying, 'Woe, woe, the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For your judgment has come in one hour.'
For it was borrowed
2 Kings 4:7
Then she came and told the man of God. He said, "Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest."
Exodus 22:14
"If a man borrows anything of his neighbor's, and it is injured, or dies, its owner not being with it, he shall surely make restitution.
Psalm 37:21
The wicked borrow, and don't pay back, but the righteous give generously.