Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhat advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others? Young's Literal Translation For what advantage [is] to the wise above the fool? What to the poor who knoweth to walk before the living? King James Bible For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living? Hebrew Whatמַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what advantage, יּוֹתֵ֥ר (yō·w·ṯêr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3148: Superiority, advantage, excess then, כִּ֛י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction has the wise man לֶחָכָ֖ם (le·ḥā·ḵām) Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2450: Wise over מִֽן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of the fool? הַכְּסִ֑יל (hak·kə·sîl) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool What [gain comes] מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what to the poor man לֶּעָנִ֣י (le·‘ā·nî) Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6041: Poor, afflicted, humble who knows יוֹדֵ֔עַ (yō·w·ḏê·a‘) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know how to conduct לַהֲלֹ֖ךְ (la·hă·lōḵ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk himself before נֶ֥גֶד (ne·ḡeḏ) Preposition Strong's 5048: A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before others? הַחַיִּֽים׃ (ha·ḥay·yîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life |