Catholic Public Domain Version
"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? "
— Ecclesiastes 6:8, Catholic Public Domain Version
“For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?”
“For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? or what hath the poor man, that knoweth how to walk before the living? ”
“For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?”
“So what advantage does a wise man have over a fool? And what advantage does a pauper gain by knowing how to survive?”
“What hath the wise man more than the fool? and what the poor man, but to go thither, where there is life?”
“What have the wise more than the foolish? and what has the poor man by walking wisely before the living?”
“For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?”
He has not seen the sun, nor recognized the difference between good and evil.
Even if he were to live for two thousand years, and yet not thoroughly enjoy what is good, does not each one hurry on to the same place?
Every labor of man is for his mouth, but his soul will not be filled.
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.