Ecclesiastes 6:8

American Standard Version (1901)

For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? or what hath the poor man, that knoweth how to walk before the living?

ASV Byzantine Text

For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? or what hath the poor man, that knoweth how to walk before the living?

Asang Khongca Bible

Palungha mah kamthu pong kamtlai ah amekhaih timaw tawnh? Kahing kaminawk hmaa ah kawbangmaw khosak nahaeloe hoi tih, tiah panoek kamtang loe amekhaih timaw tawnh?

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Aka ang lakah aka cueih taengah balae a hoeikhang? Mulhing taengah aka pongpa mangdaeng te balae a ming?

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Aka ang lakah aka cueih taengah balae a hoeikhang? Mulhing taengah aka pongpa mangdaeng te balae a ming?

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Ma na mea hea i oi aku ai ka mea naauao mamua o ka mea naaupo? Heaha ka mea i loaa i ka ilihune, ka mea i ike i ka hele ana imua o ka poe ola?

English 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?

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Kisa yon nonm ki gen lespri gen pase yon nonm sòt? Kisa sa rapòte yon pòv malere lè li konnen jan pou l' debat ak lavi a?

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Quid habet amplius sapiens a stulto? et quid pauper, nisi ut pergat illuc ubi est vita?

Bible in Basic English

What have the wise more than the foolish? and what has the poor man by walking wisely before the living?

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Car quel avantage le sage a-t-il sur le sot ? Quel [avantage] a l’affligé qui sait marcher devant les vivants ?

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Nebo co má více moudrý nežli blázen? A co chudý, kterýž se umí chovati mezi lidmi?

Kosraean Bible

Mea ac wo nu sin mwet lalmwetmet se liki mwet lalfon se? Oayapa wangin ma ac wo nu sin sie mwet sukasrup el finne moulkin moul wo inmasrlon mwet uh.

World Portuguese Bible

Pois que vantagem tem o sábio sobre o tolo? O que tem o pobre, que sabe como andar diante dos vivos?

Romanian BTF Bible

Căci ce are înțeleptul mai mult decât prostul? Ce are săracul, care știe să umble înaintea celor vii?

Brenton English Septuagint

For what advantage has the wise man over the fool, since even the poor knows how to walk in the direction of life?

Burmese Common Language Bible

ပညာရှိသော သူသည် မိုက်သောသူထက် အဘယ်ကျေးဇူးရှိသနည်း။ အသက်ရှင်သောသူများရှေ့ မှာ ကျင့်ကြံပြုမူတတ်သော ဆင်းရဲသား၏ အကျိုးကျေးဇူး ကား အဘယ်သို့နည်း။

Darby Translation

For what advantage hath the wise above the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Denn was hat der Weise vor dem Toren voraus, was der Arme, der vor den Lebenden zu wandeln versteht?

Dutch Bible 1917

Want wat heeft de wijze meer dan de zot? Wat heeft de arme meer, die voor de levenden weet te wandelen?

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Wat heeft dan de wijze vóór op den dwaas; Wat de arme, al verstaat hij de kunst om te leven?

Italian Diodati Bible

Perciocchè, qual vantaggio ha il savio sopra lo stolto? qual vantaggio ha il povero intendente? di camminare davanti a' viventi.

Douay-Rheims 1899

What hath the wise man more than the fool? and what the poor man, but to go thither, where there is life?

Geneva Bible 1599

For what hath the wise man more then the foole? what hath the poore that knoweth how to walke before the liuing?

Noyes Bible

For what advantage hath the wise man over the fool? What advantage hath the poor, who knoweth how to walk before the living?

Danish Bible 1931

Thi hvad har den vise forud for Tåben, hvad båder det den arme, der ved at vandre for de levendes Øjne?

Leeser Tanakh

For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk [properly] before the living?

JPS TaNaKH 1917

For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? or the poor man that hath understanding, in walking before the living?

King James Version

For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

King James Version + Apocrypha

For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Người khôn ngoan hơn chi kẻ ngu muội? Người nghèo biết đạo ăn ở trước mặt người ta, nào có ích chi?

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

Revised West Version

He ko e hā ʻoku maʻu lahi hake ʻe he poto ʻiate ia ʻoku vale? Ko e hā ʻoku maʻu ʻe he masiva, ʻaia ʻoku ʻilo ke ʻalu totonu ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kakai moʻui?

French Ostervald Bible

Car quel avantage le sage a-t-il sur l'insensé? Quel avantage a l'affligé qui sait se conduire parmi les vivants?

Esperanto Bible

Kaj kian superecon havas la saĝulo antaŭ malsaĝulo, la inteligenta malriĉulo antaŭ aliaj vivaj estaĵoj?

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Car quel avantage le sage a-t-il sur l’insensé? Quel avantage a le malheureux qui sait se conduire en présence des vivants?

German Luther Bible 1912

Denn was hat ein Weiser mehr als ein Narr? Was hilft's den Armen, daß er weiß zu wandeln vor den Lebendigen?

LXX2012 U. S. English

For what advantage has the wise man over the fool, since even the poor knows how to walk in the direction of life?

British English Septuagint 2012

For what advantage has the wise man over the fool, since even the poor knows how to walk in the direction of life?

Majority 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?

Webster Bible

For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

Revised Version

For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? or what hath the poor man, that knoweth to walk before the living?

Italian Riveduta Bible

Che vantaggio ha il savio sopra lo stolto? O che vantaggio ha il povero che sa come condursi in presenza de’ viventi?

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Car quel avantage le sage a-t-il sur l'insensé ? Quel avantage a le pauvre qui sait comment marcher devant les vivants ?

Reina Valera 1909

Porque ¿qué más tiene el sabio que el necio? ¿qué más tiene el pobre que supo caminar entre los vivos?

Spanish BLL

¿Qué ventaja tiene entonces el sabio sobre el necio? ¿Qué gana el pobre con saber cómo enfrentarse a la vida?

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Porque ¿qué ventaja tiene el sabio sobre el necio? ¿Qué tiene el pobre que supo caminar entre los vivos?

Croatian Bible

Jer po čemu je mudrac bolji od luđaka i što reći o siromahu koji se umije držati pred ljudima?

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Jer šta ima mudri više nego bezumni? Šta li siromah, koji se ume vladati među živima?

German Textbibel

Denn welchen Vorzug hat der Weise vor dem Thoren? welchen der Arme, der vor den Lebenden zu wandeln versteht?

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

For what advantage has the wise man over the fool, Since even the poor knows how to walk in the direction of life?

Hebrew OT (WLC)

כִּ֛י מַה־יּוֹתֵ֥ר לֶחָכָ֖ם מִֽן־הַכְּסִ֑יל מַה־לֶּעָנִ֣י יוֹדֵ֔עַ לַהֲלֹ֖ךְ נֶ֥גֶד הַחַיִּֽים׃

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?

World English Bible (Catholic)

For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?

World English Bible British Edition

For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?

World English Bible Classic

For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?

World English Bible Updated

For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?

World Messianic Bible

For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?

World Messianic Bible British Edition

For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?

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?

SEPTUAGINTA

ὅτι τίς περισσεία τῷ σοφῷ ὑπὲρ τὸν ἄφρονα; διότι ὁ πένης οἶδε πορευθῆναι κατέναντι τῆς ζωῆς.

Brenton Septuagint

Ὅτι περίσσεια τῷ σοφῷ ὑπὲρ τὸν ἄφρονα, διότι ὁ πένης οἶδε πορευθῆναι κατέναντι τῆς ζωῆς.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic)

Кэч че аре ынцелептул май мулт декыт небунул? Че фолос аре ненорочитул каре штие сэ се поарте ынаинтя челор вий?

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

Чим же переважує розумний дурного? або такий тихий, що вміє обходитись із людьми?

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

Чим же переважує розумний дурного? або такий тихий, що вміє обходитись із людьми?

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

Јер шта има мудри више него безумни? Шта ли сиромах, који се уме владати међу живима?

Russian Synodal Bible

Какое же преимущество мудрого перед глупым, какое - бедняка, умеющего ходить перед живущими?

Hebrew Masoretic OT

כִּ֛י מַה־יֹּותֵ֥ר לֶחָכָ֖ם מִֽן־הַכְּסִ֑יל מַה־לֶּעָנִ֣י יֹודֵ֔עַ לַהֲלֹ֖ךְ נֶ֥גֶד הַחַיִּֽים׃

Modern Hebrew Bible

כי מה יותר לחכם מן הכסיל מה לעני יודע להלך נגד החיים׃

Arabic Van Dyck Bible

لِأَنَّهُ مَاذَا يَبْقَى لِلْحَكِيمِ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ ٱلْجَاهِلِ؟ مَاذَا لِلْفَقِيرِ ٱلْعَارِفِ ٱلسُّلُوكَ أَمَامَ ٱلْأَحْيَاءِ؟

Old Persion Version Bible

زیرا که مرد حکیم را از احمق چه برتری است؟ و برای فقیری که می‌داند چه طور پیش زندگان سلوک نماید، چه فایده است؟

Judson Burmese Bible

ပညာရှိ သောသူသည် မိုက် သောသူထက် အဘယ် ကျေးဇူး ရှိသနည်း။ အသက်ရှင် သောသူများရှေ့ မှာ ကျင့်ကြံ ပြုမူတတ်သော ဆင်းရဲသား ၏ အကျိုးကျေးဇူးကား အဘယ်သို့ နည်း။

Korean Bible 1910

지혜자가 우매자보다 나은 것이 무엇이뇨 인생 앞에서 행할 줄 아는 가난한 자는 무엇이 유익한고

Japanese Freedom Bible

知恵ある者は、愚かな者より何のまさるところがあるのか。また、人前でどう生きるべきかを知る貧しい者に、何の益があるのか。

World Chinese Bible

智慧人比愚昧人有什么长处呢？穷人知道怎样在活人面前行事，又有什么益处呢？

Chinese Union Version (simplified)

这样看来，智慧人比愚昧人有什么长处呢？穷人在众人面前知道如何行，有什么长处呢？

Chinese Union Version (traditional)

這樣看來，智慧人比愚昧人有甚麼長處呢？窮人在眾人面前知道如何行，有甚麼長處呢？

Portuguese Bíblia Livre

Pois que vantagem tem o sábio sobre o tolo? E que mais tem o pobre que sabe como se comportar diante dos vivos?

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Mashi Bible

Bici omurhimanya alushire omusirhe? Kurhi rhwankaderha oku omukenyi ayishi oku omuntu ayôrha omu bandi?

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German Schlachter Bible 1951

Denn was hat der Weise vor dem Toren voraus, was der Kranke, der weiß, wie man wandeln soll, vor den Gesunden?

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La Biblia en Español Sencillo

¿Qué ventaja tienen los sabios que los necios? ¿Y qué tiene el pobre que camina sabiamente entre los vivos?

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You)

¿Qué provecho tiene el sabio Más que el necio? ¿Qué ventaja tiene el pobre Que supo portarse entre los vivientes?

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The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible

For what hath the chacham more than the kesil? What hath the poor man, who has da'as of how to conduct himself before the living?

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