Ecclesiastes 6:8
Parallel Translations


NASB: For what advantage does the wise man have over the fool? What [advantage] does the poor man have, knowing [how] to walk before the living? (NASB ©1995)
GWT: What advantage does a wise person have over a fool? What advantage does a poor person have in knowing how to face life? (GOD'S WORD®)
KJV: For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
ASV: For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? or what hath the poor man, that knoweth how to walk before the living?
BBE: What have the wise more than the foolish? and what has the poor man by walking wisely before the living?
DBY: For what advantage hath the wise above the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
JPS: For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? or the poor man that hath understanding, in walking before the living?
WBS: For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
WEB: For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?
YLT: For what advantage [is] to the wise above the fool? What to the poor who knoweth to walk before the living?

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