6Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.


In Context

3 Yes, better than them both is him who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

4 Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man's neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

5 The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.

6 Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.

7 Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun.

8 There is one who is alone, and he has neither son nor brother. There is no end to all of his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with wealth. |For whom then, do I labor, and deprive my soul of enjoyment?| This also is vanity. Yes, it is a miserable business.

Ecclesiastes 4:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:6Better [is] an handful [with] quietness, than both the hands full [with] travail and vexation of spirit.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:6Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:6Better is a handful with rest, than both hands full with labour, and vexation of mind.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:6Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:6Better is a handful with quietness, than both hands full with labour and pursuit of the wind.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:6Better is an handful with quietness, than two handfuls with labour and striving after wind.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:6Better is a handful with quietness, than both the hands full with toil and vexation of spirit.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:6Better is a handful with quietness, than two handfuls with labour and vexation of spirit.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:6Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.