When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless,
Ecclesiastes 6:8 - English Standard Version 2016 For what advantage has the wise man over the fool? And what does the poor man have who knows how to conduct himself before the living? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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? |
When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless,
I will ponder the way that is blameless. Oh when will you come to me? I will walk with integrity of heart within my house;
Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
When goods increase, they increase who eat them, and what advantage has their owner but to see them with his eyes?
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the appetite: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.
And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.
As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.