Ecclesiastes 4:6-8

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1. KJV King James Version

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

   7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun. 8 There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

2. NIV New International Version

   6 Better one handful with tranquillity

   than two handfuls with toil

   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 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!

3. ESV English Standard Version

   6 *See Prov. 15:16Better is a handful of *ch. 6:5quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.

   7 *[See ver. 1above]Again, I saw vanity under the sun: 8 one person who has no other, either son or brother, yet there is no end to all his toil, and his *ch. 1:8;[Prov. 27:20;1 John 2:16] eyes are never satisfied with riches, so that he never asks, *ch. 2:18;Ps. 39:6"For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?" This also is vanity and an unhappy *See ch. 1:13business.

4. NLT New Living Translation

   6 And yet,

   "Better to have one handful with quietness

   than two handfuls with hard work

   and chasing the wind."

   7 I observed yet another example of something meaningless under the sun. 8 This is the case of a man who is all alone, without a child or a brother, yet who works hard to gain as much wealth as he can. But then he asks himself, "Who am I working for? Why am I giving up so much pleasure now?" It is all so meaningless and depressing.

5. NKJV Nova Versão King James

   6 *Prov. 15:16, 17; 16:8Better a handful with quietness

   Than both hands full, togetherwith toil and grasping for the wind.

   7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun:

   8 There is one alone, without companion:

   He has neither son nor brother.

   Yet thereis no end to all his labors,

   Nor is his *Prov. 27:20; Eccl. 5:10; (1 John 2:16)eye satisfied with riches.

   But*Ps. 39:6he never asks,

   "For whom do I toil and deprive myself of *Eccl. 2:18–21good?"

   This also is vanity and a grave misfortune.

6. NASB New American Standard Bible 2020

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

   7 Then I looked again at futility under the sun. 8 There was a man without a *4:8 Lit seconddependent, having neither a son nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches, and he never asked, "And for whom do I labor and deprive myself of pleasure?" This too is futility, and it is an unhappy task.

7. DRA Douay-Rheims American 1899

   6 Better is a handful with rest, than both hands full with labour, and vexation of mind. 7 Considering I found also another vanity under the sun: 8 There is but one, and he hath not a second, no child, no brother, and yet he ceaseth not to labour, neither are his eyes satisfied with riches, neither doth he reflect, saying: For whom do I labour, and defraud my soul of good things? in this also is vanity, and a grievous vexation.

8. MSG The Message

   6 One handful of peaceful repose

   Is better than two fistfuls of worried work—

   More spitting into the wind.

   7,8 I turned my head and saw yet another wisp of smoke on its way to nothingness: a solitary person, completely alone—no children, no family, no friends—yet working obsessively late into the night, compulsively greedy for more and more, never bothering to ask, "Why am I working like a dog, never having any fun? And who cares?" More smoke. A bad business.