Ecclesiastes 4:6
Text Analysis

Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
2896 [e]ט֕וֹב
ṭō-wḇ
BetterAdj-ms
4393 [e]מְלֹ֥א
mə-lō
the fullnessN-msc
3709 [e]כַ֖ף
ḵap̄
of palmN-fsc
5183 [e]נָ֑חַת
nā-ḥaṯ
[with] quietnessN-fs
4393 [e]מִמְּלֹ֥א
mim-mə-lō
than the fullnessPrep-m | N-msc
2651 [e]חָפְנַ֛יִם
ḥā-p̄ə-na-yim
of two palmsN-md
5999 [e]עָמָ֖ל
‘ā-māl
[with] toilN-ms
7469 [e]וּרְע֥וּת
ū-rə-‘ūṯ
and a striving afterConj-w | N-fsc
7307 [e]רֽוּחַ׃
rū-aḥ
the windN-cs





















Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.

Young's Literal Translation
‘Better [is] a handful [with] quietness, than two handfuls [with] labour and vexation of spirit.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Better one handful with rest than two handfuls with effort and a pursuit of the wind.

New American Standard Bible
One hand full of rest is better than two fists full of labor and striving after wind.

King James Bible
Better [is] an handful [with] quietness, than both the hands full [with] travail and vexation of spirit.
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