WEB
KJV
8. For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

ASV
8. For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? or what hath the poor man, that knoweth how to walk before the living?

ESV
8. For what advantage has the wise man over the fool? And what does the poor man have who knows how to conduct himself before the living?

ERVEN
8. In the same way a wise person is no better than a fool is. It is better to be a poor person who knows how to accept life as it is.

NLT
8. So are wise people really better off than fools? Do poor people gain anything by being wise and knowing how to act in front of others?

NET
8. So what advantage does a wise man have over a fool? And what advantage does a pauper gain by knowing how to survive?

NLV
8. For what is better for the wise man than for the fool? And what good does the poor man have who knows how to walk among the living?

HCSB
8. What advantage then does the wise man have over the fool? What [advantage] is there for the poor person who knows how to conduct himself before others?

YLT
8. For what advantage [is] to the wise above the fool? What to the poor who knoweth to walk before the living?

LITV
8. For what is the advantage to the wise more than the fool? What advantage is to the poor who knows how to walk before the living?

RV
8. For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? {cf15i or} what hath the poor man, that knoweth to walk before the living?

NCV
8. In this way a wise person is no better off than a fool. Then, too, it does a poor person little good to know how to get along in life.

MKJV
8. For what has the wise more than the fool? What gain has the poor who knows how to walk before the living?

AKJV
8. For what has the wise more than the fool? what has the poor, that knows to walk before the living?

LXXEN
8. For what advantage has the wise man over the fool, since even the poor knows how to walk [Gr. before the face of] in the direction of life?



KJV
8. For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

AMP
8. For what advantage has the wise man over the fool [being worldly-wise is not the secret to happiness]? What advantage has the poor man who has learned how to walk before the living [publicly, with men's eyes upon him; being poor is not the secret to happiness either]?

KJVP
8. For H3588 CONJ what H4100 IPRO hath the wise H2450 more H3148 than H4480 the fool H3684 ? what H4100 IPRO hath the poor H6041 , that knoweth H3045 VQPMS to walk H1980 L-VQFC before H5048 the living H2416 ?

YLT
8. For what advantage [is] to the wise above the fool? What to the poor who knoweth to walk before the living?

ASV
8. For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? or what hath the poor man, that knoweth how to walk before the living?

WEB
8. For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?

NASB
8. For what advantage has the wise man over the fool, or what advantage has the poor man in knowing how to conduct himself in life?

ESV
8. For what advantage has the wise man over the fool? And what does the poor man have who knows how to conduct himself before the living?

RV
8. For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? {cf15i or} what hath the poor man, that knoweth to walk before the living?

RSV
8. For what advantage has the wise man over the fool? And what does the poor man have who knows how to conduct himself before the living?

NKJV
8. For what more has the wise [man] than the fool? What does the poor man have, Who knows [how] to walk before the living?

MKJV
8. For what has the wise more than the fool? What gain has the poor who knows how to walk before the living?

AKJV
8. For what has the wise more than the fool? what has the poor, that knows to walk before the living?

NRSV
8. For what advantage have the wise over fools? And what do the poor have who know how to conduct themselves before the living?

NIV
8. What advantage has a wise man over a fool? What does a poor man gain by knowing how to conduct himself before others?

NIRV
8. What advantage does a wise man have over someone who is foolish? What does a poor man gain by knowing how to act toward others?

NLT
8. So are wise people really better off than fools? Do poor people gain anything by being wise and knowing how to act in front of others?

MSG
8. So what advantage has a sage over a fool, or over some poor wretch who barely gets by?

GNB
8. How are the wise better off than fools? What good does it do the poor to know how to face life?

NET
8. So what advantage does a wise man have over a fool? And what advantage does a pauper gain by knowing how to survive?

ERVEN
8. In the same way a wise person is no better than a fool is. It is better to be a poor person who knows how to accept life as it is.