Ecclesiastes 4:6

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Better is a handful with rest, than both hands full with labour, and vexation of mind.

Cross References

Proverbs 16:8

Better is a little with justice, than great revenues with iniquity.

Psalm 37:16

For in thee, O Lord, have I hoped: thou wilt hear me, O Lord my God.

Proverbs 17:1

Better is a dry morsel with joy, than a house full of victims with strife.

Ecclesiastes 1:17

And I have given my heart to know prudence, and learning, and errors, and folly: and I have perceived that in these also there was labour, and vexation of spirit,

Ecclesiastes 4:7

Considering I found also another vanity under the sun:

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen all things that are done under the sun, and behold all is vanity, and vexation of spirit.