Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked.
Ecclesiastes 4:6 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Better is an handful with quietness, than two handfuls with labour and striving after wind. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Better is a handful with quietness than both hands full with painful effort, a vain striving after the wind and a feeding on it. American Standard Version (1901) Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind. Common English Bible But better is resting with one handful than working hard for two fistfuls and chasing after wind. Catholic Public Domain Version "A handful with rest is better than both hands filled with labors and with affliction of the soul." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Better is a handful with rest, than both hands full with labour, and vexation of mind. |
Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked.
Better is a little with righteousness Than great revenues with injustice.
Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith, Than an house full of feasting with strife.
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.
And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.