Ecclesiastes 4:6

New International Reader's Version

One handful with peace and quiet is better than two handfuls with hard work. Working too hard is like chasing the wind.

Cross References

Psalm 37:16

Those who do what is right may have very little. But it’s better than the wealth of many sinners.

Proverbs 16:8

It is better to have a little and do right than to have a lot and be unfair.

Proverbs 17:1

It is better to eat a dry crust of bread in peace and quiet than to eat a big dinner in a house full of fighting.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I’ve seen what is done on this earth. All of it is meaningless. It’s like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 1:17

Then I used my mind to understand what it really means to be wise. And I wanted to know what foolish pleasure is all about. But I found out that it’s also like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 4:7

Again I saw something on earth that didn’t mean anything.