H2896 Better H3709 is an handful H5183 with quietness H2651 , than both the hands H4393 full H5999 with travail H7469 and vexation H7307 of spirit.
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."