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Ecclesiastes 4:6
Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.
King James Version
Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
World English Bible
Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.
American Standard Version
Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind.
Geneva Bible 1599
Better is an handfull with quietnesse, then two handfuls with labour and vexation of spirit.
Darby Translation
Better is a handful with quietness, than both hands full with labour and pursuit of the wind.
Young's Literal Translation
'Better [is] a handful [with] quietness, than two handfuls [with] labour and vexation of spirit.'
Bible in Basic English
One hand full of rest is better than two hands full of trouble and desire for wind.
5The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.
7Again, I saw futility under the sun.
Read Ecclesiastes 4