And it came to be when Aḇram was ninety-nine years old, that יהוה appeared to Aḇram and said to him, “I am Ěl Shaddai – walk before Me and be perfect.
Ecclesiastes 6:8 - The Scriptures 2009 For what advantage has the wise over the fool? What advantage does the poor have who knows how to walk before the living? Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For what advantage has the wise man over the fool [being worldly-wise is not the secret to happiness]? What advantage has the poor man who has learned how to walk before the living [publicly, with men's eyes upon him; being poor is not the secret to happiness either]? American Standard Version (1901) For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? or what hath the poor man, that knoweth how to walk before the living? Common English Bible What advantage do the wise have over the foolish? Or what do the poor gain by knowing how to conduct themselves before the living? Catholic Public Domain Version What do the wise have which is more than the foolish? And what does the pauper have, except to continue on to that place, where there is life? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version What hath the wise man more than the fool? and what the poor man, but to go thither, where there is life? |
And it came to be when Aḇram was ninety-nine years old, that יהוה appeared to Aḇram and said to him, “I am Ěl Shaddai – walk before Me and be perfect.
I act wisely in a perfect way. When do You come to me? I walk in the midst of my house with a perfect heart.
Better is the poor walking in his integrity Than one of perverse lips, who is a fool.
With the increase of goods, there is an increase of those consuming them. What advantage then is there to their owners, but to look on?
What the eyes see is better than what the desire goes after. That too is futile and feeding on wind.
And they were both righteous before Elohim, blamelessly walking in all the commands and righteousnesses of יהוה.
Charge those who are rich in this present age not to be high-minded, nor to trust in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living Elohim, who gives us richly all for enjoyment,