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Ecclesiastes 4:4-6
1599 Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 4:4-6
1599 Geneva Bible
4 Also I beheld all travail, and all [a]perfection of works, that this is the envy of a man against his neighbor: this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
5 The fool foldeth his hands, and [b]eateth up his own flesh.
6 Better is an handful with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and vexation of spirit.
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- Ecclesiastes 4:4 The more perfect that the work is, the more it is envied of the wicked.
- Ecclesiastes 4:5 For idleness he is compelled to destroy himself.
Ecclesiastes 4:4-6
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 4:4-6
New International Version
4 And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.(A)
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