Ecclesiastes 4:6

 

“Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.”
King James Version (KJV)


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Other Translations of Ecclesiastes 4:6

Better is an handfull with quietnesse, then both the hands full with trauell and vexation of spirit.
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original Ecclesiastes chapter 4

One hand full of rest is better than two fists full of labor and striving after wind.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind.
- American Standard Version (1901)

One hand full of rest is better than two hands full of trouble and desire for wind.
- Basic English Bible

Better is a handful with quietness, than both hands full with labour and pursuit of the wind.
- Darby Bible

Better is a handful with rest, than both hands full with labour, and vexation of mind.
- Douay Rheims Bible

Better is a handful with quietness, than both the hands full with toil and vexation of spirit.
- Webster's Bible

Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.
- World English Bible

`Better [is] a handful [with] quietness, than two handfuls [with] labour and vexation of spirit.'
- Youngs Literal Bible

Better is a handful of quietness, than both the hands full of labour and striving after wind.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible


 

Tim's comment on 2012-08-19 19:09:33:

Personal application: My company wants me to become a construction foreman with a lot more responsibility ( but very little pay - $2 more per hour..) Bettef is a handful with quietness..

 


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