Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
For what advantage has the wise person over the fool? What advantage does the poor man have in knowing how to face life?
New American Standard Bible
For
King James Version
For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
Holman Bible
What advantage then does the wise man have over the fool?
A Conservative Version
For what advantage has the wise man more than the fool? What has the poor man, who knows how to walk before the living?
American Standard Version
For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? or what hath the poor man, that knoweth how to walk before the living?
Amplified
For what advantage has the wise man over the fool [for being worldly-wise is not the secret to happiness]? What advantage has the poor man who has learned how to walk [publicly] among the living [with men’s eyes on him; for being poor is not the secret to happiness either]?
Bible in Basic English
What have the wise more than the foolish? and what has the poor man by walking wisely before the living?
Darby Translation
For what advantage hath the wise above the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
Julia Smith Translation
For what will remain to the wise one more than the foolish one? what to the poor that shall know to go before the living
King James 2000
For what has the wise more than the fool? what has the poor, who knows to walk before the living?
Lexham Expanded Bible
So do the wise [really] have an advantage over fools? {Can the poor [really] gain anything by knowing how to act in front of others}?
Modern King James verseion
For what has the wise more than the fool? What gain has the poor who knows how to walk before the living?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For what hath the wise more than the fool? What helpeth it the poor, that he knoweth to walk before the living?
NET Bible
So what advantage does a wise man have over a fool? And what advantage does a pauper gain by knowing how to survive?
New Heart English Bible
For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?
The Emphasized Bible
For what profit hath the wise man, over the dullard? What can, the poor man, know - so as to walk before the living?
Webster
For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
World English Bible
For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?
Youngs Literal Translation
For what advantage is to the wise above the fool? What to the poor who knoweth to walk before the living?
Interlinear
Chakam
Yada`
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 6:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
One Must Learn To Be Content With What One Has
7 Every person works for his own self-interests, but his desires remain unsatisfied. 8 For what advantage has the wise person over the fool? What advantage does the poor man have in knowing how to face life? 9 It is better to focus on what you can see than to meander after your self-interest; this also is pointless and a chasing after wind.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 17:1
When Abram was 99 years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and announced, "I am God Almighty. Live in constant awareness that I'm always with you, and be blameless.
Psalm 101:2
I will pay attention to living a life of integrity when will I attain it? I will live with integrity of heart in my house.
Psalm 116:9
I will walk in the LORD's presence in the lands of the living.
Proverbs 19:1
A poor man who walks blamelessly is better than a fool who speaks perversely.
Ecclesiastes 2:14-16
The wise use their eyes, but the fool walks in darkness. I also perceived that the same outcome affects them all.
Ecclesiastes 5:11
When possessions increase, so does the number of consumers; therefore what good are they to their owners, except to look at them?
Luke 1:6
Both of them were righteous before God, having lived blamelessly according to all of the commandments and regulations of the Lord.
1 Timothy 6:17
Tell those who are rich in this age not to be arrogant and not to place their confidence in anything as uncertain as riches. Instead, let them place their confidence in God, who lavishly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.