| NETBible | The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes. 1 How does that benefit him? 2 |
| NIV © |
The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone? |
| NASB © |
For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a man? |
| NLT © |
The more words you speak, the less they mean. So why overdo it? |
| MSG © |
The more words that are spoken, the more smoke there is in the air. And who is any better off? |
| BBE © |
There are words without number for increasing what is to no purpose, but what is man profited by them? |
| NRSV © |
The more words, the more vanity, so how is one the better? |
| NKJV © |
Since there are many things that increase vanity, How is man the better? |
| KJV | Seeing there be <03426> many <07235> (8687) things <01697> that increase <07235> (8688) vanity <01892>_, what [is] man <0120> the better <03148>_? |
| NASB © |
For there <3426> are many <7235> words <1697> which increase <7235> futility <1892> . What <4100> then is the advantage <3148> to a man ?<120> |
| LXXM | oti <3754> CONJ eisin <1510> V-PAI-3P logoi <3056> N-NPM polloi <4183> A-NPM plhyunontev <4129> V-PAPNP mataiothta <3153> N-ASF ti <5100> I-ASN perisson {ADV} tw <3588> T-DSM anyrwpw <444> N-DSM |
| NET [draft] ITL | The more <07235> one argues with words <01697> , the less he accomplishes <07235> . How <04100> does that benefit <03148> him ?<0120> |
| HEBREW | Mdal <0120> rty <03148> hm <04100> lbh <01892> Mybrm <07235> hbrh <07235> Myrbd <01697> sy <03426> yk (6:11) <03588> |
| NETBible | The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes. 1 How does that benefit him? 2 |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “The more the words, the more the futility.” 2 tn Or “What benefit does man have [in that]?” |