World English Bible
"For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?"
— Ecclesiastes 6:11, World English 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? ”
“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?”
For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.
Whatever has been, its name was given long ago; and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him who is mightier than he.
For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?
For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spends like a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?