Ecclesiastes 4:6

New Century Version

Maybe so, but I say it is better to be content with what little you have. Otherwise, you will always be struggling for more, and that is like chasing the wind.

Cross References

Psalm 37:16

It is better to have little and be right than to have much and be wrong.

Proverbs 16:8

It is better to be poor and right than to be wealthy and dishonest.

Proverbs 17:1

It is better to eat a dry crust of bread in peace than to have a feast where there is quarreling.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I looked at everything done on earth and saw that it is all useless, like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 1:17

So I decided to find out about wisdom and knowledge and also about foolish thinking, but this turned out to be like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 4:7

Again I saw something here on earth that was useless: