Ecclesiastes 4:5-7

Lexham English Bible

⁵The fool refuses to work with his hands,
so he has nothing to eat except his own skin!^[a]
⁶Better is one handful with peace
than two fists full with toil and chasing wind.

Wealth without Someone with Which to Enjoy It is Futile

⁷I turned again and saw another vanity under the sun.

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Ecclesiastes 4:5 Literally “The fool folds his hands and eats his flesh”

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