Ecclesiastes 4:6 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Better is a handful with rest, than both hands full with labour, and vexation of mind.

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

Better is a handful with quietness than both hands full with painful effort, a vain striving after the wind and a feeding on it.

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

But better is resting with one handful than working hard for two fistfuls and chasing after wind.

"A handful with rest is better than both hands filled with labors and with affliction of the soul."