For what more has the wise man than the fool? What does the poor man have, Who knows how to walk before the living?
Ecclesiastes 6:8
Surrounding context
6:7 All the labor of man is for his mouth, And yet the soul is not satisfied.
6:8 For what more has the wise man than the fool? What does the poor man have, Who knows how to walk before the living?
6:9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of desire. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.