Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 6:8
American Standard Version
For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? `or' what hath the poor man, that knoweth how to walk before the living?
Amplified® Bible
For 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]?
Contemporary English Version
We may be sensible, yet we are no better off than a fool. And if we are poor, it still doesn't do us any good to try to live right.
Darby English Version
For what advantage hath the wise above the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
Good News Bible
How are the wise better off than fools? What good does it do the poor to know how to face life?
King James Version
For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
New American Standard Bible
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 International Version
What advantage has a wise man
over a fool?
What does a poor man gain
by knowing how to conduct himself before others?
New King James Version
For what more has the wise man than the fool?
What does the poor man have,
Who knows how to walk before the living?
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
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?
Revised 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?
Young's Literal Translation
For what advantage `is' to the wise above the fool? What to the poor who knoweth to walk before the living?
