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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
ButPs. 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 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.
6 Better one handful with rest
than two handfuls with effort and a pursuit of the wind. 4:6 Pr 15:16–17
7 Again, I saw futility under the sun: 8 There is a person without a companion, 4:8 Lit person, but there is not a second, without even a son or brother, and though there is no end to all his struggles, his eyes are still not content with riches. 4:8 Pr 27:20; Ec 1:8; 5:10 "Who am I struggling for," he asks, "and depriving myself of good things? " This too is futile and a miserable task.
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.
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.
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