ecclesiastes 4:6 Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.

ecclesiastes 4:6 One hand full of rest is better than two fists full of labor and striving after wind.

6. Hebrew; "One open hand (palm) full of quietness, than both closed hands full of travail." "Quietness" (mental tranquillity flowing from honest labor), opposed to "eating one's own flesh" (Ec 4:5), also opposed to anxious labor to gain (Ec 4:8; Pr 15:16, 17; 16:8).

ecclesiastes 4:6 One hand full of rest is better than two fists full of labor and striving after wind.

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