Ecclesiastes 4:5

A fool foldith togidere hise hondis, and etith hise fleischis,

Bible (Wycliffe)

In The King James Version

The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

In Context

4Eft Y bihelde alle the trauelis of men, and bisynesses; and Y perseyuede that tho ben opyn to the enuye of neiybore; and therfor in this is vanyte, and superflu bisynesse.

6and seith, Betere is an handful with reste, than euer either hondful with trauel and turment of soule.

Read all of Ecclesiastes 4

Cross References

Proverbs 6:9Hou long schalt thou, slow man, slepe? whanne schalt thou rise fro thi sleep?

Proverbs 6:11And nedynesse, as a weigoere, schal come to thee; and pouert, as an armed man. Forsothe if thou art not slow, thi ripe corn schal come as a welle; and nedynesse schal fle fer fro thee.

Proverbs 12:27A gileful man schal not fynde wynnyng; and the substaunce of man schal be the prijs of gold.

Proverbs 20:4A slow man nolde ere for coold; therfor he schal begge in somer, and me schal not yyue to hym.

Isaiah 9:20And he schal boowe to the riyt half, and he schal hungre, and he schal ete at the left half, and he schal not be fillid; ech man schal deuoure the fleisch of his arm. Manasses schal deuoure Effraym, and Effraym `schal deuoure Manasses, and thei togidere ayens Juda.

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Ecclesiastes 4:5