advantage
yit.ron denotes the gain or benefit measured from labor, skill, wisdom, or knowledge.
The term marks a benefit or gain under evaluation: questions ask what labor yields, while comparisons identify the benefit of wisdom, knowledge, or effective skill; other clauses deny such a benefit in particular circumstances.
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Benefit or gain under evaluation · dominant
In Ecclesiastes 1:3 and Ecclesiastes 3:9, the noun occurs in questions about what a person gains from toil and work. In Ecclesiastes 2:13, Ecclesiastes 7:12, and Ecclesiastes 10:10, the APB renders clauses that compare the benefit of wisdom or knowledge, or identify wisdom as the means of success; Ecclesiastes 2:11 presents the corresponding assessment negatively as no "profit."
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the clause with "advantage," while Ecclesiastes 2:11 uses "profit" in a negative assessment. These English terms indicate the verse-level presentation rather than a fixed one-for-one rendering.