Ecclesiastes 4:5
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Fools fold their hands
and ruin themselves.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The fool folds his arms
and consumes his own flesh.
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NLTNew Living Translation
“Fools fold their idle hands,
leading them to ruin.”
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
The fool refuses to work with his hands,
so he has nothing to eat except his own skin!
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KJV 1900King James Version
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
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