Ecclesiastes 6:8

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

For what advantage `is' to the wise above the fool? What to the poor who knoweth to walk before the living?

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 17:1 : 1 And Abram is a son of ninety and nine years, and Jehovah appeareth unto Abram, and saith unto him, `I `am' God Almighty, walk habitually before Me, and be thou perfect;
  • Ps 101:2 : 2 I act wisely in a perfect way, When dost Thou come in unto me? I walk habitually in the integrity of my heart, In the midst of my house.
  • Ps 116:9 : 9 I walk habitually before Jehovah In the lands of the living.
  • Prov 19:1 : 1 Better `is' the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse `in' his lips, who `is' a fool.
  • Eccl 2:14-16 : 14 The wise! -- his eyes `are' in his head, and the fool in darkness is walking, and I also knew that one event happeneth with them all; 15 and I said in my heart, `As it happeneth with the fool, it happeneth also with me, and why am I then more wise?' And I spake in my heart, that also this `is' vanity: 16 That there is no remembrance to the wise -- with the fool -- to the age, for that which `is' already, `in' the days that are coming is all forgotten, and how dieth the wise? with the fool!
  • Eccl 5:11 : 11 In the multiplying of good have its consumers been multiplied, and what benefit `is' to its possessor except the sight of his eyes?
  • Luke 1:6 : 6 and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the Lord blameless,
  • 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 Those rich in the present age charge thou not to be high-minded, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who is giving to us all things richly for enjoyment; --

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    11and I have looked on all my works that my hands have done, and on the labour that I have laboured to do, and lo, the whole `is' vanity and vexation of spirit, and there is no advantage under the sun!

    12And I turned to see wisdom, and madness, and folly, but what `is' the man who cometh after the king? that which `is' already -- they have done it!

    13And I saw that there is an advantage to wisdom above folly, like the advantage of the light above the darkness.

    14The wise! -- his eyes `are' in his head, and the fool in darkness is walking, and I also knew that one event happeneth with them all;

    15and I said in my heart, `As it happeneth with the fool, it happeneth also with me, and why am I then more wise?' And I spake in my heart, that also this `is' vanity:

    16That there is no remembrance to the wise -- with the fool -- to the age, for that which `is' already, `in' the days that are coming is all forgotten, and how dieth the wise? with the fool!

  • Eccl 6:9-12
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    9Better `is' the sight of the eyes than the going of the soul. This also `is' vanity and vexation of spirit.

    10What `is' that which hath been? already is its name called, and it is known that it `is' man, and he is not able to contend with him who is stronger than he.

    11For there are many things multiplying vanity; what advantage `is' to man?

    12For who knoweth what `is' good for a man in life, the number of the days of the life of his vanity, and he maketh them as a shadow? for who declareth to man what is after him under the sun?

  • Eccl 6:5-7
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    5Even the sun he hath not seen nor known, more rest hath this than that.

    6And though he had lived a thousand years twice over, yet good he hath not seen; to the same place doth not every one go?

    7All the labour of man `is' for his mouth, and yet the soul is not filled.

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    19And who knoweth whether he is wise or foolish? yet he doth rule over all my labour that I have laboured at, and that I have done wisely under the sun! this also `is' vanity.

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    16And I said, `Better `is' wisdom than might, and the wisdom of the poor is despised, and his words are not heard.' --

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    21For there is a man whose labour `is' in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity, and to a man who hath not laboured therein he giveth it -- his portion! Even this `is' vanity and a great evil.

    22For what hath been to a man by all his labour, and by the thought of his heart that he laboured at under the sun?

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    1Better `is' the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse `in' his lips, who `is' a fool.

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    3What advantage `is' to man by all his labour that he laboureth at under the sun?

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    6Only, in an image doth each walk habitually, Only, `in' vain, they are disquieted, He heapeth up and knoweth not who gathereth them.

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    16Why `is' this -- a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?

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    21Folly is joy to one lacking heart, And a man of intelligence directeth `his' going.

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    25For who eateth and who hasteth out more than I?

    26For to a man who `is' good before Him, He hath given wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; and to a sinner He hath given travail, to gather and to heap up, to give to the good before God. Even this `is' vanity and vexation of spirit.

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    14And the fool multiplieth words: `Man knoweth not that which is, And that which is after him, who doth declare to him?'

    15The labour of the foolish wearieth him, In that he hath not known to go unto the city.

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    16When I gave my heart to know wisdom and to see the business that hath been done on the earth, (for there is also a spectator in whose eyes sleep is not by day and by night),

    17then I considered all the work of God, that man is not able to find out the work that hath been done under the sun, because though man labour to seek, yet he doth not find; and even though the wise man speak of knowing he is not able to find.

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    8The wisdom of the prudent `is' to understand his way, And the folly of fools `is' deceit.

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    10For he seeth wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left to others their wealth.

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    8Vanity of vanities, said the preacher, the whole `is' vanity.

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    4The heart of the wise `is' in a house of mourning, And the heart of fools in a house of mirth.

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    17And I give my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I have known that even this `is' vexation of spirit;

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    11A rich man is wise in his own eyes, And the intelligent poor searcheth him.

  • Eccl 6:1-2
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    1There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it `is' great on man:

    2A man to whom God giveth wealth, and riches, and honour, and there is no lack to his soul of all that he desireth, and God giveth him not power to eat of it, but a stranger eateth it; this `is' vanity, and it `is' an evil disease.

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    24The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools `is' folly.

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    3And also, when he that is a fool Is walking in the way, his heart is lacking, And he hath said to every one, `He `is' a fool.'

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    6Better `is' the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.

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    3And better than both of them `is' he who hath not yet been, in that he hath not seen the evil work that hath been done under the sun.

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    6For as the noise of thorns under the pot, So `is' the laughter of a fool, even this `is' vanity.

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    8There is one, and there is not a second; even son or brother he hath not, and there is no end to all his labour! His eye also is not satisfied with riches, and `he saith not', `For whom am I labouring and bereaving my soul of good?' This also is vanity, it is a sad travail.

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    24The face of the intelligent `is' to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool -- at the end of the earth.

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    16And this also `is' a painful evil, just as he came, so he goeth, and what advantage `is' to him who laboureth for wind?

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    12Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him!

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    9What advantage hath the doer in that which he is labouring at?

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    16there is no end to all the people, to all who were before them; also, the latter rejoice not in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

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    22And I have seen that there is nothing better than that man rejoice in his works, for it `is' his portion; for who doth bring him in to look on that which is after him?

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    1Who `is' as the wise? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? The wisdom of man causeth his face to shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.

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    7For he knoweth not that which shall be, for when it shall be who declareth to him?