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Ecclesiastes 6:11
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KJ21
Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, how is man the better?
ASV
Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
AMP
For there are many other words that increase futility. What then is the advantage for a man?
AMPC
Seeing that there are [all these and] many other things and words that increase the emptiness, falsity, vainglory, and futility [of living], what profit and what outcome is there for man?
BRG
¶ Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
CSB
For when there are many words, they increase futility. What is the advantage for mankind?
CSBA
For when there are many words, they increase futility. What is the advantage for mankind?
CEB
Because the more words increase, the more everything is pointless. What do people gain by it?
CJB
There are many things that only add to futility, so how do humans benefit from them?
CEV
The more we talk, the less sense we make, so what good does it do to talk?
DARBY
For there are many things that increase vanity: what is man advantaged?
DRA
There are many words that have much vanity in disputing.
ERV
You are only what you were created to be—a human, and it is useless to argue about it. People cannot argue with God about this because he is more powerful than they are, and a long argument will not change that fact.
EASY
If we talk too much, we will say silly things. So it will not help anyone to talk with many words.
EHV
Yes, the more words, the more vapor. What advantage does a man have?
ESV
The more words, the more vanity, and what is the advantage to man?
ESVUK
The more words, the more vanity, and what is the advantage to man?
EXB
·The more you say, the more useless it is [There are many words that increase meaninglessness; 1:2]. What good does it do?
GW
The more words there are, the more pointless they become. What advantage do mortals gain from this?
GNT
The longer you argue, the more useless it is, and you are no better off.
HCSB
For when there are many words, they increase futility. What is the advantage for man?
ICB
The more you argue, the more useless it is. You gain nothing at all by arguing.
ISV
Because many words lead to pointlessness, how do people benefit from this?
JUB
¶ Certainly the many words multiply vanity, what more does man have?
KJV
Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
AKJV
Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
LSB
For there are many words which increase vanity. What then is the advantage to a man?
LEB
Increasing words only multiplies futility, how does that profit anyone?
TLB
The more words you speak, the less they mean, so why bother to speak at all?
MSG
The more words that are spoken, the more smoke there is in the air. And who is any better off? And who knows what’s best for us as we live out our meager smoke-and-shadow lives? And who can tell any of us the next chapter of our lives?
MEV
The more words, the more vanity, so what profit is there to mankind?
NOG
The more words there are, the more pointless they become. What advantage do mortals gain from this?
NABRE
For the more words, the more vanity; what profit is there for anyone?
NASB
For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a person?
NASB1995
For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a man?
NCB
The more words we speak, the more our vanity increases, so what advantage do we gain?
NCV
The more you say, the more useless it is. What good does it do?
NET
The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes. How does that benefit him?
NIRV
The more words people use, the less meaning there is. And that doesn’t help anyone.
NIV
The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?
NIVUK
The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?
NKJV
Since there are many things that increase vanity, How is man the better?
NLV
The more words there are, the more they are worth nothing. What good is that to anyone?
NLT
The more words you speak, the less they mean. So what good are they?
NRSVA
The more words, the more vanity, so how is one the better?
NRSVACE
The more words, the more vanity, so how is one the better?
NRSVCE
The more words, the more vanity, so how is one the better?
NRSVUE
The more words, the more vanity, so how is one the better?
OJB
Seeing there be many things that increase hevel, what profit is there for adam?
RSV
The more words, the more vanity, and what is man the better?
RSVCE
The more words, the more vanity, and what is man the better?
TLV
When there are many words, futility increases! How does that benefit anyone?
VOICE
The more a person speaks, the more breath is fleeting; and what advantage do a lot of words bring us?
WEB
For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?
WYC
Words be full many, and have much vanity in disputing. What need is it to a man to seek greater things than himself; (There can be a great many words, but there is much that is empty and futile in disputing, or in arguing. What profiteth it to someone,)
YLT
For there are many things multiplying vanity; what advantage [is] to man?
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