Ecclesiastes 4:5
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- 22 Heb “the fool folds his hands.” The Hebrew idiom means that he does not work (e.g., Prov 6:10; 24:33). In the translation the words “and does no work” (which do not appear in the Hebrew text) have been supplied following the idiom to clarify what is meant.
- 23 Heb “and eats his own flesh.” Most English versions render the idiom literally: “and eats/consumes his flesh” (, AS, , , , , ). However, a few versions attempt to explain the idiom: “and lets life go to ruin” (), “and wastes away” (), “and ruins himself” ().
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
The fool folds his hands and eats his own flesh.
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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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