Ecclesiastes 4:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.”
Ecclesiastes 4:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 4:6 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Ecclesiastes 4:6 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Ecclesiastes 4:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.”
Ecclesiastes 4:6 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 4:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind.”
Ecclesiastes 4:6 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 4:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Better <FI>is<Fi> a handful <FI>with<Fi> quietness, than two handfuls <FI>with<Fi> labour and vexation of spirit.'”
Ecclesiastes 4:6 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 4:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Better is a handful with quietness, than both hands full with labour and pursuit of the wind.”
Ecclesiastes 4:6 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 4:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Better is an handfull with quietnesse, then two handfuls with labour and vexation of spirit.”
Ecclesiastes 4:6 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 4:6 in Context — Ecclesiastes 4
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.
8 Está un hombre solo y sin sucesor; que ni tiene hijo ni hermano; mas nunca cesa de trabajar, ni sus ojos se hartan de sus riquezas, [ni se pregunta]: ¿Para quién trabajo yo, y defraudo mi alma del bien? También esto es vanidad, y duro trabajo.
What Does Ecclesiastes 4:6 Mean?
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