Ecclesiastes 4:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.”
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“Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`Better <FI>is<Fi> a handful <FI>with<Fi> quietness, than two handfuls <FI>with<Fi> labour and vexation of spirit.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ecclesiastes 4:6 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 37:16Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
- Proverbs 15:16Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.
- Proverbs 15:17Better a dish of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred.
- Proverbs 16:8Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.
- Proverbs 17:1Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
- Ecclesiastes 1:14I have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).