Ecclesiastes 4:6
Better is a handful with rest, than both hands full with labour, and vexation of mind.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
In Context
5The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh, saying:
7Considering I found also another vanity under the sun:
Cross References
Proverbs 15:16Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures without content,
Proverbs 16:8Better is a little with justice, than great revenues with iniquity.
Ecclesiastes 1:14I have seen all things that are done under the sun, and behold all is vanity, and vexation of spirit.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 4:5-7
The Prevalence of Oppression. 4 Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit. 5 The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh. 6 Better is a handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit. Here Solomon returns to the observation and consideration of the vanity and vexation of spirit that attend the business of this world, which he had spoken of before, ch. ii.… Read the whole commentary →