Ecclesiastes 6:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Ecclesiastes 6:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 6:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 6:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Ecclesiastes 6:8 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 6:8 ASV — 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?”

Ecclesiastes 6:8 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 6:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For what advantage <FI>is<Fi> to the wise above the fool? What to the poor who knoweth to walk before the living?”

Ecclesiastes 6:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 6:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Ecclesiastes 6:8 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 6:8 GEN — 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?”

Ecclesiastes 6:8 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 6:8 in Context — Ecclesiastes 6

6 Et quand celui-ci vivrait deux fois mille ans, sans jouir du bonheur, tout ne va-t-il pas dans un même lieu?

7 Tout le travail de l’homme est pour sa bouche, et cependant ses désirs ne sont jamais satisfaits.

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

9 Ce que les yeux voient est préférable à l’agitation des désirs: c’est encore là une vanité et la poursuite du vent.

10 Ce qui existe a déjà été appelé par son nom; et l’on sait que celui qui est homme ne peut contester avec un plus fort que lui.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 6:8 Mean?

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