Ecclesiastes 6:8 Hebrew Word Analysis

0כִּ֛יh3588
1מַהh4100
2moreיּוֹתֵ֥רh3148
3For what hath the wiseלֶחָכָ֖םh2450
4מִֽןh4480
5than the foolהַכְּסִ֑ילh3684
6מַהh4100
7what hath the poorלֶּעָנִ֣יh6041
8that knowethיוֹדֵ֔עַh3045
9to walkלַהֲלֹ֖ךְh1980
10נֶ֥גֶדh5048
11before the livingהַחַיִּֽים׃h2416

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

American Standard Version (ASV)

For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? `or' what hath the poor man, that knoweth how to walk before the living?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

What have the wise more than the foolish? and what has the poor man by walking wisely before the living?

Darby English Bible (DBY)

For what advantage hath the wise above the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

World English Bible (WEB)

For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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