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Ecclesiastes 6:11

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11Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man othe better?

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Footnotes

  1. oSee ch. 2:15.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The more words, the more vanity, and what is the advantage to man?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The more the words,

the less the meaning,

and how does that profit anyone?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For when there are many words, they increase futility. What is the advantage for mankind?

NLTNew Living Translation

The more words you speak, the less they mean. So what good are they?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Increasing words only multiplies futility,

how does that profit anyone?