Ecclesiastes 6:11
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
For the more words, the more futility— and how does that profit anyone?

Young's Literal Translation
For there are many things multiplying vanity; what advantage [is] to man?

King James Bible
Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what [is] man the better?

Hebrew
For
כִּ֛י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the more
הַרְבֵּ֖ה (har·bêh)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great

words,
דְּבָרִ֥ים (də·ḇā·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

the more
מַרְבִּ֣ים (mar·bîm)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great

futility—
הָ֑בֶל (hā·ḇel)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1892: Emptiness, vanity, transitory, unsatisfactory

and how
מַה־ (mah-)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

does that profit
יֹּתֵ֖ר (yō·ṯêr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3148: Superiority, advantage, excess

anyone?
לָאָדָֽם׃ (lā·’ā·ḏām)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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