Ecclesiastes 6:11
Compared across 29 translations
English
For there are many other words that increase futility. What then is the advantage for a man?
Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a man?
The more words people use, the less meaning there is. And that doesn’t help anyone.
The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?
The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?
The more words you speak, the less they mean. So what good are they?
Arabic
فِي كَثْرَةِ الْكَلامِ كَثْرَةُ الْبَاطِلِ، فَأَيُّ جَدْوَى مِنْهُ لِلإِنْسَانِ؟
Danish
Jo mere man argumenterer, jo mindre mening giver det. Så hvad nytte er det til?
German
Er kann ihn noch so sehr anklagen – es hat ja doch keinen Sinn und hilft ihm nicht weiter!
Spanish
Aumentan las palabras, aumentan los absurdos.¿Y qué se gana con eso?
Aumentan las palabras, aumentan los absurdos.¿Y qué se gana con eso?
French
Plus on multiplie les paroles, plus on accroît la frustration. Et à quoi cela avance-t-il l’homme ?
Hiligaynon
Kon nagasagi pa kita kalalis, nagadugang pa gid gani ang aton paghambal sang wala sing pulos, kag wala ini nagahatag sang kaayuhan sa aton.
Japanese
しゃべればしゃべるだけ、口にすることばの意味が薄れてきます。だから、全然しゃべらないほうがましなのです。
Korean
말을 많이 한다고 해서 얻는 것이 무엇이냐?
nl
Hoe meer woorden u gebruikt, des te minder betekenen zij, waarom zou u dus nog veel zeggen?
Portuguese
Quanto mais palavras, mais tolices[a],e sem nenhum proveito.
Quanto mais se falar, menos significado terão as nossas palavras; por isso, de que serve procurar falar a todo o custo?
Romanian
Cu cât sunt mai numeroase cuvintele, cu atât este mai mare deşertăciunea! Şi ce folos are omul din aceasta?
Russian
Чем больше слов, тем меньше смысла, и какая в этом польза человеку?
Чем больше слов, тем меньше смысла, и какая в этом польза человеку?
Чем больше слов, тем меньше смысла, и какая в этом польза человеку?
Чем больше слов,тем меньше смысла,и какая в этом польза человеку?
Swedish
Ju fler ord, desto mer meningslöst – och till vilken nytta?
Thai
ยิ่งพูดหลายคำยิ่งลดทอนความหมายแล้วนั่นจะเป็นประโยชน์กับใคร?
zh-Hant
其實話越多,越虛空,這對人又有什麼益處?