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quid habet amplius sapiens ab stulto et quid pauper nisi ut pergat illuc ubi est vita
For what has the wise more than the fool? what has the poor, that knows to walk before the living?
For what has the wise more than the fool? what has the poor, who knows to walk before the living?
For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
For what more has the wise man than the fool? What does the poor man have, Who knows how to walk before the living?
For what hath the wise more than the fool? What hath the poor, who knoweth how to walk before the living?
For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? or what hath the poor man, that knoweth how to walk before the living?
For what advantage hath the wise above the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
What hath the wise man more than the fool? and what the poor man, but to go thither, where there is life?
For what advantage hath the wise more than the fool? or what hath the poor man, that knoweth to walk before the living?
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?
What advantage does a wise person have over a fool? What advantage does a poor person have in knowing how to face life?
What advantage then does the wise man have over the fool? What advantage is there for the poor person who knows how to conduct himself before others?
For what advantage has the wise person over the fool? What advantage does the poor man have in knowing how to face life?
So what advantage does a wise man have over a fool? And what advantage does a pauper gain by knowing how to survive?
For what advantage does the wise man have over the fool? What advantage does the poor man have, knowing how to walk before the living?
What advantage have the wise over fools? What do the poor gain by knowing how to conduct themselves before others?
So are wise people really better off than fools? Do poor people gain anything by being wise and knowing how to act in front of others?
For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?
Does a wise person have a better life than a foolish person? No, he does not! Does it help a poor person if he knows how to live well? No!
For what advantage [is] to the wise above the fool? What to the poor who knoweth to walk before the living?
For what is better for the wise man than for the fool? And what good does the poor man have who knows how to walk among the living?
What good is it to be wise? Are the wise better off than fools? And what do the poor know that others do not when they conduct themselves before the public?
Wise men and fools alike spend their lives scratching for food and never seem to get enough. Both have the same problem, yet the poor man who is wise lives a far better life.
For what advantage does the wise man have over the fool, or what advantage do the poor have in knowing how to conduct themselves in life?
For what advantage does the wise man have over the fool? What advantage does the afflicted man have, knowing how to walk before the living?
For what has the wise more than the fool? what more has the poor that knows how to walk among the living?
What advantage then does the wise person have over the fool? What advantage is there for the poor person who knows how to conduct himself before others?
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]?
In this way a wise person is no better off than a fool. Then, too, it does a poor person little good to know how to get along in life.
So what advantage has a sage over a fool, or over some poor wretch who barely gets by? Just grab whatever you can while you can; don’t assume something better might turn up by and by. All it amounts to anyway is smoke. And spitting into the wind.
So what advantage does a wise man have over a fool? What advantage does a poor man gain, who knows how to keep walking among the living?
For what advantage have the wise over fools? And what do the poor have who know how to conduct themselves before the living?
How are the wise better off than fools? What good does it do the poor to know how to face life?
What hath a wise man more than a fool? and what hath a poor man, but that he go thither, where is life? (What more hath a person who is wise, than a person who is a fool? or what hath someone who is poor, but that he go there, with a knowledge, or with an understanding, of life?)
We may be sensible, yet we are no better off than a fool. And if we are poor, it still doesn't do us any good to try to live right.
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?
For what advantage have the wise over fools? And what do the poor have who know how to conduct themselves before the living?
For what advantage have the wise over fools? And what do the poor have who know how to conduct themselves before the living?
What advantage do the wise have over the foolish? Or what do the poor gain by knowing how to conduct themselves before the living?
For what advantage has the wise man over the fool [for being worldly-wise is not the secret to happiness]? What advantage has the poor man who has learned how to walk [publicly] among the living [with men’s eyes on him; for being poor is not the secret to happiness either]?
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?
What profit have the wise compared to fools, or what profit have the lowly in knowing how to conduct themselves in life?
For what advantage does the wise person have over the fool? What does the poor person have, knowing how to walk before the living?
In this way ·a wise person is no better off than [L what advantage/profit is there for a wise person over…?] a fool. ·Then, too, it does a poor person little good to know how to get along in life [What do the poor have by knowing how to act in front of the living?].
So what advantage has the wise over the fool? What does the pauper gain by knowing how to walk before the living?
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?
What advantage do wise people have over those who are foolish? What do poor people gain by knowing how to act toward others?
For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
What advantage has the wise over the fool, or the person with experience, if he is poor?
For what advantage have the wise over fools? And what do the poor have who know how to conduct themselves before the living?
For what hath the chacham more than the kesil? What hath the poor man, who has da’as of how to conduct himself before the living?
What advantage does a wise person have over a fool? What advantage does a poor person have in knowing how to face life?
For what benefit is there for the wise over the fool? And what more does the poor man know who walks before others?
In the same way a wise person is no better than a fool is. It is better to be a poor person who knows how to accept life as it is.
In this way a wise man is no better off than a foolish person. Then, too, it does a poor man little good to know how to get along in life.
So do the wise really have an advantage over fools? Can the poor really gain anything by knowing how to act in front of others?
What advantage have the wise over fools? What do the poor gain by knowing how to conduct themselves before others?
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