Ecclesiastes 4:5

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Ecclesiastes 4:5

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ecclesiastes 4

³ But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.

⁴ I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

⁵ The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.

⁶ Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.

⁷ Again, I saw futility under the sun.

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