Ecclesiastes 4:5

World English Bible (WEB)

The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.

In context

3 Yes, better than them both is him who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

4 Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man’s neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

5 The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.

6 Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.

7 Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun.

WEB World English Bible: The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.
KJV King James Version: The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.
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.