Ecclesiastes 4:5-7

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⁵ ·Some say it is foolish to fold your hands and do nothing [^LFools fold their hands],
    ·because you will starve to death [^Land consume their own flesh; Prov. 6:9–11; 10:4; 24:30–34].
⁶ ·Maybe so, but I say it is better to be content
    with what little you have [^LBetter one handful with rest].
·Otherwise, you will always be struggling for more [^L…than two handfuls with hard work/toil; Prov. 15:15; 16:8; 17:1],
    and that is like chasing the wind.

⁷ ·Again I [^LI turned and] saw something ·here on earth [^Lunder the sun; 1:3] that was useless [1:2]: