Ecclesiastes 4:6
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6One handful with peace and quiet
is better than two handfuls with hard work.
Working too hard is like chasing the wind.
Copyright 1998 International Bible Society
In other versions
ESVEnglish Standard Version
Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
Better one handful with tranquillity
than two handfuls with toil
and chasing after the wind.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Better one handful with rest
than two handfuls with effort and a pursuit of the wind.
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NLTNew Living Translation
And yet,
“Better to have one handful with quietness
than two handfuls with hard work
and chasing the wind.”
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Better is one handful with peace
than two fists full with toil and chasing wind.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
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