Ecclesiastes 4:5 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁵ Fools fold their hands and consume their 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:

Ecclesiastes 4:5 Cross References

Isaiah 9:20

They gorged on the right but still were hungry, and they devoured on the left but were not satisfied; they devoured the flesh of their own kindred;

Proverbs 20:4

The lazy person does not plow in season; harvest comes, and there is nothing to be found.

Proverbs 13:4

The appetite of the lazy craves and gets nothing, while the appetite of the diligent is richly supplied.

Job 13:14

I will take my flesh in my teeth and put my life in my hand.

Proverbs 12:27

The lazy do not roast their game, but the diligent obtain precious wealth.

Proverbs 11:17

Those who are kind reward themselves, but the cruel do themselves harm.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

Words spoken by the wise bring them favor, but the lips of fools consume them.

Proverbs 6:9

How long will you lie there, O lazybones? When will you rise from your sleep?