Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Since there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
New American Standard Bible
For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a man?
King James Version
Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
Holman Bible
For when there are many words, they increase futility.
International Standard Version
Because many words lead to pointlessness, how do people benefit from this? 12Who knows what is best for people in this life, every day of their pointless lives that they pass through like a shadow? Who informs people on earth what will come along after them?
American Standard Version
Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
Amplified
For there are many other words that increase futility. What then is the advantage for a man?
Bible in Basic English
There are words without number for increasing what is to no purpose, but what is man profited by them?
Darby Translation
For there are many things that increase vanity: what is man advantaged?
Julia Smith Translation
For there is many words increasing vanity, what shall remain to man?
King James 2000
Since there are many things that increase vanity, how is man the better?
Lexham Expanded Bible
{Increasing words only multiplies futility}, how does that profit anyone?
Modern King James verseion
For there are many things that increase vanity, and what is man the better?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Many things there be that increase vanity, and what hath a man else?
NET Bible
The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes. How does that benefit him?
New Heart English Bible
For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?
The Emphasized Bible
Seeing there are things in abundance which make vanity abound, what profit hath man?
Webster
Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
World English Bible
For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?
Youngs Literal Translation
For there are many things multiplying vanity; what advantage is to man?
Interlinear
Rabah
Rabah
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 6:11
Questions on Ecclesiastes 6:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
It Is Futile For Humans To Complain About God's Irresistible Will
10 Whatever has been, the name of it was given long ago, and it is know what man is. Neither can he contend with him who is mightier than he. 11 Since there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better? 12 For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spends as a shadow? For who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
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Cross References
Psalm 73:6
Therefore pride is as a chain around their neck. Violence covers them as a garment.
Ecclesiastes 1:6-9
The wind goes toward the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually in its course, and the wind returns again to its circuits.
Ecclesiastes 1:17-18
And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.
Ecclesiastes 2:3-11
I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine (my heart yet guiding [me] with wisdom), and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of th
Ecclesiastes 3:19
For that which befalls the sons of men befalls beasts, even one thing befalls them; as the one dies, so dies the other. Yea, they all have one breath, and man has no preeminence above the beasts; for all is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 5:7
For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, and in many words. But fear thou God.
Hosea 12:1
Ephraim feeds on wind, and follows after the east wind. He continually multiplies lies and desolation. And they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.