ECC 6:11 Parallel Verse View

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

ULT When there are many words that are increasingly vaporous, what advantage belongs to humanity?

UST It sometimes seems as if our complaints about life only produce more words that are as fleeting and insubstantial as the fading mist of my breath. This does not appear to benefit anyone.

BSB For the more words, the more futility—and how does that profit anyone?

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB No OEB ECC book available

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 • Increasing words only multiplies futility ,[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 and lavish talk about it only means more folly. What is the use of talking?

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?

SLT For there is many words increasing vanity, what shall remain to man?

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?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Many thinges there be that encrease vanitie, and what hath a man els?
(Many things there be that increase vanity, 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 vain 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 many, 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 vainn thing to/for many; what/which has a person more of_that?)

ClVg Verba sunt plurima, multamque in disputando habentia vanitatem.][fn]
(Words are many_(things), and_much in/into/on disputando having vanity.])

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 Words are. As_if, of_God indeed son to_be it_is human, you(sg) however don't beyond/besides to_investigate such_as, how and whosemodi, but believe generation his.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מַרְבִּ֣ים הָ֑בֶל

increase Abel

Solomon is speaking as if many words were vaporous. He means they are futile and insubstantial. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [that are futile and insubstantial]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מַה־יֹּתֵ֖ר לָ⁠אָדָֽם

what? advantage [belongs]_to,person

Solomon is using the question form to emphasize that there is no advantage for humanity in multiplying words. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [there is no advantage for humanity.]

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