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Ecclesiastes 6:8

New American Standard Bible

8 For what advantage does the wise person have over the fool? What does the poor person have, knowing how to walk before the living?

Compare Versions

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?

Christian Standard Bible

What advantage then does the wise person have over the fool? What advantage is there for the poor person who knows how to conduct himself before others?

English Standard Version

For what advantage has the wise man over the fool? And what does the poor man have who knows how to conduct himself 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?

New International Version

What advantage have the wise over fools? What do the poor gain by knowing how to conduct themselves before others?

New King James Version

For what more has the wise man than the fool? What does the poor man have, Who knows how to walk before the living?

New Living Translation

So are wise people really better off than fools? Do poor people gain anything by being wise and knowing how to act in front of others?

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?