Ecclesiastes 4:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.”
Ecclesiastes 4:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 4:5 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Ecclesiastes 4:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Ecclesiastes 4:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.”
Ecclesiastes 4:5 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 4:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.”
Ecclesiastes 4:5 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 4:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“The fool is clasping his hands, and eating his own flesh:”
Ecclesiastes 4:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 4:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.”
Ecclesiastes 4:5 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 4:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The foole foldeth his hands, and eateth vp his owne flesh.”
Ecclesiastes 4:5 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 4:5 in Context — Ecclesiastes 4
3 Y [tuve] por mejor que unos y otros al que no ha sido aún, que no ha visto las malas obras que debajo del sol se hacen.
4 Visto he asimismo que todo trabajo y toda excelencia de obras mueve la envidia del hombre contra su prójimo. También esto es vanidad y aflicción de espíritu.
5 El necio dobla sus manos y come su carne.
6 Mas vale el un puño lleno con descanso, que ambos puños llenos con trabajo y aflicción de espíritu.
7 Yo me torné otra vez, y vi vanidad debajo del sol.
What Does Ecclesiastes 4:5 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 4:5 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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