Ecclesiastes 4:6
It's better to earn a little without stress than a lot with too much stress and chasing after the wind.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
In Context
5Fools fold their arms and do nothing—so in the end they're all used up.
Cross References
Proverbs 15:16It's better to respect the Lord and only have a little than to have plenty of money and the trouble that comes with it.
Proverbs 16:8Better to have just a little and be honest than to have a lot and be dishonest.
Ecclesiastes 1:14I examined everything people do here on earth, and discovered that it's all so temporary—trying to understand it is like trying to pin down the wind!
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 →