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Interlinear Study Bible
Hebrew Language ⇌
Ecclesiastes 6:8
03588
kî
כִּ֛י
for
04100
mah-
מַה־
what
Pronoun
03148
yō·w·ṯêr
יּוֹתֵ֥ר
more
Noun
02450
le·ḥā·ḵām
לֶחָכָ֖ם
has the wise
Adjective
04480
min-
מִֽן־
than
Preposition
03684
hak·kə·sîl;
הַכְּסִ֑יל
the fool
Noun
04100
mah-
מַה־
What
Pronoun
06041
le·‘ā·nî
לֶּעָנִ֣י
has the poor
Adjective
03045
yō·w·ḏê·a‘,
יוֹדֵ֔עַ
that knows
Verb
01980
la·hă·lōḵ
לַהֲלֹ֖ךְ
to walk
Verb
05048
ne·ḡeḏ
נֶ֥גֶד
before
02416
ha·ḥay·yîm.
הַחַיִּֽים׃
the living
Adjective
Aleppo Codex
כי מה יותר לחכם מן הכסיל מה לעני יודע להלך נגד החיים
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
כִּ֛י מַה־יֹּותֵ֥ר לֶחָכָ֖ם מִֽן־הַכְּסִ֑יל מַה־לֶּעָנִ֣י יֹודֵ֔עַ לַהֲלֹ֖ךְ נֶ֥גֶד הַחַיִּֽים׃
Masoretic Text (1524)
כי מה יותר לחכם מן הכסיל מה לעני יודע להלך נגד החיים
Westminster Leningrad Codex
כִּ֛י מַה־יֹּותֵ֥ר לֶחָכָ֖ם מִֽן־הַכְּסִ֑יל מַה־לֶּעָנִ֣י יֹודֵ֔עַ לַהֲלֹ֖ךְ נֶ֥גֶד הַחַיִּֽים׃
Greek Septuagint
ὅτι τίς περισσεία τῷ σοφῷ ὑπὲρ τὸν ἄφρονα διότι ὁ πένης οἶδεν πορευθῆναι κατέναντι τῆς ζωῆς.
Berean Study 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?
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?
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
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
Holman Christian Standard Version
What advantage then does the wise man have over the fool? What advantage is there for the poor person who knows how to conduct himself before others?
What advantage then does the wise man have over the fool? What advantage is there for the poor person who knows how to conduct himself before others?
King James Version
For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
Lexham English Bible
So do the wise really have an advantage over fools? ⌊Can the poor really gain anything by knowing how to act in front of others⌋
So do the wise really have an advantage over fools? ⌊Can the poor really gain anything by knowing how to act in front of others⌋
New American Standard Version
For what advantage does the wise man have over the fool? What {advantage} does the poor man have, knowing {how} to walk before the living?
For what advantage does the wise man have over the fool? What {advantage} does the poor man have, knowing {how} to walk before the living?
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?
For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?