Ecclesiastes 4:5

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

Ecclesiastes 4:5 — American Standard Version

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Context — Ecclesiastes 4

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2Wherefore I praised the dead that have been long dead more than the living that are yet alive;

3yea, better than them both [did I esteem] him that hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

4Then I saw all labor and every skilful work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

5The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

6Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind.

7Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun.

8There is one that is alone, and he hath not a second; yea, he hath neither son nor brother; yet is there no end of all his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with riches. For whom then, [saith he], do I labor, and deprive my soul of good? This also is vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

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