ECC 6:11 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ὅτι εἰσι λόγοι πολλοὶ πληθύνοντες ματαιότητα.
(Hoti eisi logoi polloi plaʸthunontes mataiotaʸta. )

ULT For there are many words that are increasingly vaporous—what is the advantage for humanity?

UST The more that we talk,
⇔ the more often we say things that are senseless,
⇔ so it certainly does not benefit us to talk a lot.

OEB than himself. For multiplied words mean but multiplied vanities; and what is man the better?

WEBBE For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes.
⇔ How does that benefit him?

LSV For there are many things multiplying vanity; What advantage [is] to man?

FBV For the more words you use, the harder it is to make sense. So what's the point?

T4T The more that we talk,
⇔ the more often we say things that are senseless,
⇔ so it certainly does not [RHQ] benefit us to talk a lot.

LEB • [fn] how does that profit anyone?
¶

6:6 Literally “Where there are numerous words, it makes numerous vanity”

BBE There are words without number for increasing what is to no purpose, but what is man profited by them?

Moff No Moff ECC book available

JPS Seeing there are many words that increase vanity, what is man the better?

ASV Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

DRA There are many words that have much vanity in disputing.

YLT For there are many things multiplying vanity; what advantage [is] to man?

Drby For there are many things that increase vanity: what is man advantaged?

RV Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

Wbstr Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

KJB-1769 ¶ Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?

KJB-1611 ¶ Seeing there be many things that increase vanitie, what is man the better?

Bshps Many thinges there be that encrease vanitie, and what hath a man els?
(Many things there be that encrease vanitie, and what hath/has a man els?)

Gnva No Gnva ECC 6:11 verse available

Cvdl A vayne thinge is it to cast out many wordes, but what hath a man els?
(A vayne thing is it to cast out many words, but what hath/has a man els?)

Wycl Wordis ben ful manye, and han myche vanyte in dispuytinge.
(Wordis been full manye, and have much vanity in dispuytinge.)

Luth Denn es ist des eiteln Dinges zu viel; was hat ein Mensch mehr davon?
(Because it is the eiteln Dinges to viel; what/which has a person more davon?)

ClVg Verba sunt plurima, multamque in disputando habentia vanitatem.][fn]
(Verba are plurima, multamque in disputando habentia vanitatem.] )

6.11 Verba sunt. Quasi, Dei quidem filius futurus est homo, tu autem noli ultra inquirere qualis, quomodo et cujusmodi, sed crede generationem ejus.

6.11 Verba are. Quasi, of_God indeed son futurus it_is homo, you however noli ultra inquirere qualis, how and cuyusmodi, but crede generationem his.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) The more words that are spoken

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when there_are words more increase Heⱱel/(Abel) what? advantage to_a,anyone )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “The more words that people speak”

(Occurrence 0) the more futility increases

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when there_are words more increase Heⱱel/(Abel) what? advantage to_a,anyone )

The more a person speaks, the more likely he will speak about meaningless things. Alternate translation: “the more meaningless those words are”

(Occurrence 0) futility

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when there_are words more increase Heⱱel/(Abel) what? advantage to_a,anyone )

being useless, without profit

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) what advantage is that to a man?

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when there_are words more increase Heⱱel/(Abel) what? advantage to_a,anyone )

The author uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that there is no advantage for a man to talk a lot. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “that is no advantage to a man.”

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