“The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.”
Ecclesiastes 4:5 (KJV) |
Ecclesiastes 4:5
From Ecclesiastes 4, in the Book of Ecclesiastes (Old Testament).
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Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
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Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
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The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
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Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
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Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.