Ecclesiastes 6:8
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?
In context
6 even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?
7 All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.
8 What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?
9 Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
10 Whatever exists was named long ago, and what happens to a man is foreknown; but he cannot contend with one stronger than he.
Ecclesiastes 6:8 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?
- KJV King James Version
- For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
- WEB 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?
- ASV 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?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- For what advantage [is] to the wise above the fool? What to the poor who knoweth to walk before the living?
- DBY Darby Translation
- For what advantage hath the wise above the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
- WBS Webster Bible
- For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?