Ecclesiastes 4:6
Better is a handful of rest 1 Than two handfuls of trouble 1 And waywardness of spirit. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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 folds his hands together, 1 And eats his own flesh. 1
7So I returned, and saw vanity under the sun. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 15:16Better is a small portion with the fear of the Lord, 1 Than great treasures without the fear of the Lord. 1
Proverbs 16:8He that seeks the Lord shall find knowledge with righteousness: 1 And they that rightly seek him shall find peace. 1
Ecclesiastes 1:14I beheld all the works 1 That were wrought under the sun; 1 And, behold, all were vanity and waywardness of spirit. 1
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 →