Ecclesiastes 6:8
King James Version (KJV)
For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
In context
6 Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?
7 All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
8 For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
10 That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.
Ecclesiastes 6:8 in every translation
- 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?
- 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?
- 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?