Ecclesiastes 4:6

Revised Version 1885

Better is an handful with quietness, than two handfuls with labour and striving after wind.

Cross References

Psalm 37:16

Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked.

Proverbs 16:8

Better is a little with righteousness Than great revenues with injustice.

Proverbs 17:1

Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith, Than an house full of feasting with strife.

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.

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.