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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
כי יש דברים הרבה מרבים הבל מה יתר לאדם
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
ky ySH dbrym hrbh mrbym hbl mh ytr lAdm

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
verba sunt plurima multa in disputando habentia vanitatem

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Since there are many things that increase vanity, how is man the better?
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
Authorized (King James) Version   
Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
New King James Version   
Since there are many things that increase vanity, How is man the better?
21st Century King James Version   
Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, how is man the better?

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
Darby Bible Translation   
For there are many things that increase vanity: what is man advantaged?
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
There are many words that have much vanity in disputing.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
The more words, the more vanity, and what is the advantage to man?
God's Word   
The more words there are, the more pointless they become. What advantage do mortals gain from this?
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
For when there are many words, they increase futility. What is the advantage for man?
International Standard Version   
Because many words lead to pointlessness, how do people benefit from this?
NET Bible   
The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes. How does that benefit him?
New American Standard Bible   
For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a man?
New International Version   
The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?
New Living Translation   
The more words you speak, the less they mean. So what good are they?
Webster's Bible Translation   
Seeing there are many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
The World English Bible   
For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?
EasyEnglish Bible   
If we talk too much, we will say silly things. So it will not help anyone to talk with many words.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
For there are many things multiplying vanity; what advantage [is] to man?
New Life Version   
The more words there are, the more they are worth nothing. What good is that to anyone?
The Voice Bible   
The more a person speaks, the more breath is fleeting; and what advantage do a lot of words bring us?
Living Bible   
The more words you speak, the less they mean, so why bother to speak at all?
New Catholic Bible   
The more words we speak, the more our vanity increases, so what advantage do we gain?
Legacy Standard Bible   
For there are many words which increase vanity. What then is the advantage to a man?
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Certainly the many words multiply vanity, what more does man have?
Christian Standard Bible   
For when there are many words, they increase futility. What is the advantage for mankind?
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Seeing that there are [all these and] many other things and words that increase the emptiness, falsity, vainglory, and futility [of living], what profit and what outcome is there for man?
New Century Version   
The more you say, the more useless it is. What good does it do?
The Message   
The more words that are spoken, the more smoke there is in the air. And who is any better off? And who knows what’s best for us as we live out our meager smoke-and-shadow lives? And who can tell any of us the next chapter of our lives?
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Yes, the more words, the more vapor. What advantage does a man have?
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
The more words, the more vanity, so how is one the better?
Good News Translation®   
The longer you argue, the more useless it is, and you are no better off.
Wycliffe Bible   
Words be full many, and have much vanity in disputing. What need is it to a man to seek greater things than himself; (There can be a great many words, but there is much that is empty and futile in disputing, or in arguing. What profiteth it to someone,)
Contemporary English Version   
The more we talk, the less sense we make, so what good does it do to talk?
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
The more words, the more vanity, and what is man the better?
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
The more words, the more vanity, so how is one the better?
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
The more words, the more vanity, so how is one the better?
Common English Bible © 2011   
Because the more words increase, the more everything is pointless. What do people gain by it?
Amplified Bible © 2015   
For there are many other words that increase futility. What then is the advantage for a man?
English Standard Version Anglicised   
The more words, the more vanity, and what is the advantage to man?
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
For the more words, the more vanity; what profit is there for anyone?
New American Standard Bible   
For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a person?
The Expanded Bible   
·The more you say, the more useless it is [There are many words that increase meaninglessness; 1:2]. What good does it do?
Tree of Life Version   
When there are many words, futility increases! How does that benefit anyone?
Revised Standard Version   
The more words, the more vanity, and what is man the better?
New International Reader's Version   
The more words people use, the less meaning there is. And that doesn’t help anyone.
BRG Bible   
Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better?
Complete Jewish Bible   
There are many things that only add to futility, so how do humans benefit from them?
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
The more words, the more vanity, so how is one the better?
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Seeing there be many things that increase hevel, what profit is there for adam?
Names of God Bible   
The more words there are, the more pointless they become. What advantage do mortals gain from this?
Modern English Version   
The more words, the more vanity, so what profit is there to mankind?
Easy-to-Read Version   
You are only what you were created to be—a human, and it is useless to argue about it. People cannot argue with God about this because he is more powerful than they are, and a long argument will not change that fact.
International Children’s Bible   
The more you argue, the more useless it is. You gain nothing at all by arguing.
Lexham English Bible   
Increasing words only multiplies futility, how does that profit anyone?
New International Version - UK   
The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?