Ecclesiastes 4:5

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.

In context

3 But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.

4 I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

5 The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.

6 Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.

7 Again, I saw futility under the sun.

BSB Berean Standard Bible: The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.
KJV King James Version: The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
WEB World English Bible: The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.
ASV American Standard Version: The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: The fool is clasping his hands, and eating his own flesh:
DBY Darby Translation: The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
WBS Webster Bible: The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.