Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 6:8

⁸What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
advantage	יּוֹתֵ֥ר	yō·w·ṯêr	Noun - masculine singular	H3148 superiority, advantage, excess
then	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
has the wise man	לֶחָכָ֖ם	le·ḥā·ḵām	Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H2450 wise
over	מִֽן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the fool	הַכְּסִ֑יל	hak·kə·sîl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
to the poor man	לֶּעָנִ֣י	le·‘ā·nî	Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
who knows	יוֹדֵ֔עַ	yō·w·ḏê·a‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3045 know
how to conduct himself	לַהֲלֹ֖ךְ	la·hă·lōḵ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk
before	נֶ֥גֶד	ne·ḡeḏ	Preposition	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
others	הַחַיִּֽים׃	ha·ḥay·yîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living

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