Compare Translations for Ecclesiastes 6:11

11 For when there are many words, they increase futility. What is the advantage for man?
11 The more words, the more vanity, and what is the advantage to man?
11 Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
11 The more words that are spoken, the more smoke there is in the air. And who is any better off?
11 For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a man?
11 The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?
11 Since there are many things that increase vanity, How is man the better?
11 The more words you speak, the less they mean. So what good are they?
11 The more words, the more vanity, so how is one the better?
11 Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
11 There are words without number for increasing what is to no purpose, but what is man profited by them?
11 Because the more words increase, the more everything is pointless. What do people gain by it?
11 Because the more words increase, the more everything is pointless. What do people gain by it?
11 There are many things that only add to futility, so how do humans benefit from them?
11 For there are many things that increase vanity: what is man advantaged?
11 The longer you argue, the more useless it is, and you are no better off.
11 The longer you argue, the more useless it is, and you are no better off.
11 The more words there are, the more pointless they become. What advantage do mortals gain from this?
11 For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?
11 Certainly the many words multiply vanity, what more does man have?
11 Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
11 {Increasing words only multiplies futility}, how does that profit anyone?
11 For there are many things which increase vanity.
11 The more you say, the more useless it is. What good does it do?
11 The more words people use, the less meaning there is. And that doesn't help anyone.
11 The more words, the more vanity, so how is one the better?
11 There are many words that have much vanity in disputing.
11 The more words, the more vanity, and what is man the better?
11 The more words, the more vanity, and what is man the better?
11 Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, how is man the better?
11 Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, how is man the better?
11 verba sunt plurima multa in disputando habentia vanitatem
11 verba sunt plurima multa in disputando habentia vanitatem
11 Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what [is] man the better?
11 For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?
11 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,)
11 For there are many things multiplying vanity; what advantage [is] to man?

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