Ecclesiastes 6:8 - Catholic Public Domain VersionWhat do the wise have which is more than the foolish? And what does the pauper have, except to continue on to that place, where there is life? See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living? See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic EditionFor what advantage has the wise man over the fool [being worldly-wise is not the secret to happiness]? What advantage has the poor man who has learned how to walk before the living [publicly, with men's eyes upon him; being poor is not the secret to happiness either]? See the chapterAmerican 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? See the chapterCommon English BibleWhat advantage do the wise have over the foolish? Or what do the poor gain by knowing how to conduct themselves before the living? See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionWhat hath the wise man more than the fool? and what the poor man, but to go thither, where there is life? See the chapter |