Catholic Public Domain Version
"There are many words, and many of these, in disputes, hold much emptiness. "
— Ecclesiastes 6:11, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?”
“Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better? ”
“For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?”
“The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes. How does that benefit him?”
“There are many words that have much vanity in disputing. ”
“There are words without number for increasing what is to no purpose, but what is man profited by them?”
“Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?”
What 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?
It is better to see what you desire, than to desire what you cannot know. But this, too, is emptiness and a presumption of spirit.
Whoever shall be in the future, his name has already been called. And it is known that he is a man and that he is not able to contend in judgment against one who is stronger than himself.
There are many words, and many of these, in disputes, hold much emptiness.