Better a little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked.
Ecclesiastes 4:6 - Tree of Life Version Better is a handful with tranquility than two handfuls of toil and striving after the wind. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Better is a handful with quietness than both hands full with painful effort, a vain striving after the wind and a feeding on it. American Standard Version (1901) Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind. Common English Bible But better is resting with one handful than working hard for two fistfuls and chasing after wind. Catholic Public Domain Version "A handful with rest is better than both hands filled with labors and with affliction of the soul." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Better is a handful with rest, than both hands full with labour, and vexation of mind. |
Better a little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked.
Better is dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.
I have seen all the deeds done under the sun; and behold, all is meaningless and chasing after the wind.
So I applied my heart to know wisdom as well as to know madness and folly. I learned that this too was pursuit of the wind.