Ecclesiastes 4:6

Better is one handful with some rest than two hands full of toil ¹  and chasing the wind.

biblegateway Ecc 4:6

Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.

biblegateway Ecc 4:6

One hand full of rest is better than two fists full of labor and striving after wind.

biblegateway Ecc 4:6

They feel it is better to be lazy and barely survive than to work hard, especially when in the long run everything is so futile.

biblegateway Ecc 4:6

One handful of peaceful repose Is better than two fistfuls of worried work--More spitting into the wind.

SABDAweb Ecc 4:6

One hand full of rest is better than two hands full of trouble and desire for wind.

bibleoremus Ecc 4:6

Better is a handful with quiet than two handfuls with toil, and a chasing after wind.

biblegateway Ecc 4:6

Better a handful with quietness Than both hands full, together with toil and grasping for the wind.

biblegateway Ecc 4:6

Better is one handful with some rest than two hands full of toil ¹  and chasing the wind.

¹ sn Qoheleth lists three approaches to labor: (1) the competitive workaholic in 4:4, (2) the impoverished sluggard in 4:5, and (3) the contented laborer in 4:6. The balanced approach rebukes the two extremes.