Ecclesiastes 6:8
“For what hath the wise more then the foole? what hath the poore, that knoweth to walke before the liuing?”
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Ecclesiastes 6:8 Context
6¶ Yea though he liue a thousand yeeres twice told, yet hath he seene no good: Doe not all goe to one place? 7All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. 8For what hath the wise more then the foole? what hath the poore, that knoweth to walke before the liuing? 9¶ Better is the sight of the eyes, then the wandering of the desire: this is also vanitie and vexation of spirit. 10That which hath bene, is named already, and it is knowen that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier then he.
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For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
- King James 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?
- New American Standard Version (1995)