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The more words that are spoken
This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "The more words that people speak" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
the more futility increases
The more a person speaks, the more likely he will speak about meaningless things. Alternate translation: "the more meaningless those words are"
futility
being useless, without profit
what advantage is that to a man?
The author uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that there is no advantage for a man to talk a lot. This question can be written as a statement. Alternate translation: "that is no advantage to a man." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)