Ecclesiastes 4:6

A Conservative Version

Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind.

Cross References

Proverbs 16:8

Better is a little, with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.

Psalm 37:16

Better is a little that the righteous man has than the abundance of many wicked men.

Proverbs 17:1

Better is a dry morsel, and quietness with it, than a house full of feasting with strife.

Ecclesiastes 1:17

And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 4:7

Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen all the works that are done under the sun, and, behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.