Ecclesiastes 4:6
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.
In context
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.
8 There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.
Ecclesiastes 4:6 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.
- KJV King James Version
- Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
- WEB World English Bible
- Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- 'Better [is] a handful [with] quietness, than two handfuls [with] labour and vexation of spirit.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- Better is a handful with quietness, than both hands full with labour and pursuit of the wind.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Better is a handful with quietness, than both the hands full with toil and vexation of spirit.