Ecclesiastes 4:4-6
Modern English Version
4 Then I saw that all toil and every skillful work come from one man’s envy of another. This also is vanity and like chasing the wind.
5 The fool folds his hands
and eats his own flesh.
6 Better is a full hand of quietness
than handfuls of toil and chasing the wind.
Ecclesiastes 4:4-6
American Standard Version
4 Then I saw all labor and every [a]skilful work, that [b]for this a man is envied of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind. 5 The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh. 6 Better is a handful, [c]with quietness, than two handfuls [d]with labor and striving after wind.
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- Ecclesiastes 4:4 Or, successful
- Ecclesiastes 4:4 Or, it cometh of a man’s rivalry with his neighbor
- Ecclesiastes 4:6 Or, of
- Ecclesiastes 4:6 Or, of
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