Ecclesiastes 4:5 - King James Version - American Edition

The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

The fool folds his hands together and eats his own flesh [destroying himself by indolence].

American Standard Version (1901)

The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

Common English Bible

Fools fold their hands and eat their own flesh.

Catholic Public Domain Version

The foolish man folds his hands together, and he consumes his own flesh, saying:

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh, saying:

Ecclesiastes 4:5 Tagairtí Cros

Job 13:14

Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?

Proverbs 11:17

The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

Proverbs 12:27

The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

Proverbs 13:4

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Proverbs 20:4

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Proverbs 6:9

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

Isaiah 9:20

And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm: