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Ecclesiastes 4:6-8
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Ecclesiastes 4:6-8
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
6 Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.
7 Again, I saw vanity under the sun: 8 a person who has no one, either son or brother, yet there is no end to all his toil, and his eyes are never satisfied with riches, so that he never asks, “For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is vanity and an unhappy business.
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Ecclesiastes 4:6-8
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 4:6-8
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6 Better one handful with tranquillity
than two handfuls with toil(A)
and chasing after the wind.
7 Again I saw something meaningless under the sun:
8 There was a man all alone;
he had neither son nor brother.
There was no end to his toil,
yet his eyes were not content(B) with his wealth.
“For whom am I toiling,” he asked,
“and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?”
This too is meaningless—
a miserable business!
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