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"The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes. How does that benefit him?"
— Ecclesiastes 6:11, NET Bible
“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?”
“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?”
So what advantage does a wise man have over a fool? And what advantage does a pauper gain by knowing how to survive?
It is better to be content with what the eyes can see than for one’s heart always to crave more. This continual longing is futile– like chasing the wind.
The Futile Way Life Works Whatever has happened was foreordained, and what happens to a person was also foreknown. It is useless for him to argue with God about his fate because God is more powerful than he is.
The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes. How does that benefit him?
For no one knows what is best for a person during his life– during the few days of his fleeting life– for they pass away like a shadow. Nor can anyone tell him what the future will hold for him on earth.