or :Those who can read have clearly an advantage (over those who can't..

Seneca's "Plus dolet quam necesse est, qui ante dolet, quam necesse est" was rendered into English : "He grieves more than necessary, who grieves before it is necessary." For decades now, the feminist movement has fought to degenderize the English language. Greta Garbo was an actress; Julia Roberts is now listed as an actor. [Oh, puhleeze!] - The NOADict.: "Until recently, 'he' was used uncontroversially to a person of unspecified sex. This use has become problematic and is a hallmark of old-fashionedness and sexism in language." Seneca's "Plus dolet ... " might thus be changed to "They grieve more than necessary, who grieve before it is necesssary."

Those who can read
Have an advantage, indeed.

Selbst gedichtet, das Versamß klappert leider ein bisschen. Wie findet Ihr das?

The idiom is "at an advantage".

"He who" is normal in sayings ("He who hesitates is lost.", "He who laughs last laughs loudest.") but this can sometimes be awkward, old-fashioned or (at least politically) incorrect.

In the sort of context where I would expect the German sentence (in an online discussion, for instance), I would probably expect something different in English, such as:

Being able to read helps.
Being able to read is an advantage
It helps if you can read.

I also think "at a clear advantage" would be a good translation.

If you can read you're at a clear advantage

or maybe "you have a clear advantage"

Okay, Mike E.

Those who are able to read
Are at an advantage indeed.

Wie sieht's damit aus? Klappert noch immer ein bisschen (Betonung auf "at"), geht aber schon besser, oder?

AndreasS

No objection to either of your renditions in verse form.