Ecclesiastes 4:6 | |
NASB: One hand full of rest is better than two fists full of labor and striving after wind. (NASB ©1995) GWT: One handful of peace and quiet is better than two handfuls of hard work and of trying to catch the wind. (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit. ASV: Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind. BBE: One hand full of rest is better than two hands full of trouble and desire for wind. DBY: Better is a handful with quietness, than both hands full with labour and pursuit of the wind. JPS: Better is a handful of quietness, than both the hands full of labour and striving after wind. WBS: Better is a handful with quietness, than both the hands full with toil and vexation of spirit. WEB: Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind. YLT: 'Better [is] a handful [with] quietness, than two handfuls [with] labour and vexation of spirit.' | |
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