Ecclesiastes 4:5 - The Scriptures 2009

⁵ The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ The fool folds his hands together and eats his own flesh [destroying himself by indolence].

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

Common English Bible

⁵ Fools fold their hands and eat their own flesh.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ The foolish man folds his hands together, and he consumes his own flesh, saying:

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh, saying:

Ecclesiastes 4:5 Cross References

Job 13:14

Why do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hands?

Proverbs 11:17

A lovingly-commited man is rewarding his being, But he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.

Proverbs 12:27

The lazy one has no game to roast, But the hard worker prizes his possessions.

Proverbs 13:4

The being of the lazy one craves, but has not; While the being of the hard workers are enriched.

Proverbs 20:4

The lazy one does not plough after the autumn; At harvest time he inquires – there is none!

Proverbs 6:9

How long would you lie down, O lazy one? When do you arise from your sleep?

Ecclesiastes 10:12

Words of a wise man’s mouth show favour, but the lips of a fool swallow him up;

Isaiah 9:20

and cut down on the right hand, but shall be hungry; and he devours on the left hand, but shall not be satisfied; each one devouring the flesh of his own arm: