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Ecclesiastes 4:6

Hebrew

Masoretic Text 1524

טוב מלא כף נחת ממלא חפנים עמל ורעות רוח׃

Spanish

Reina Valera 1909

Mas vale el un puño lleno con descanso, que ambos puños llenos con trabajo y aflicción de espíritu.

English

King James Bible 1769

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

King James Bible 1611

Better is an handfull with quietnesse, then both the hands full with trauell and vexation of spirit.

Green's Literal Translation 1993

Better is a palm filled with rest, than two fists with labor and striving after wind.

Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

Good a hand filled with rest, above two hands full of labor and striving of spirit.

Young's Literal Translation 1862

`Better `is' a handful `with' quietness, than two handfuls `with' labour and vexation of spirit.'

Revised Young's Literal NT 2000

Webster's Bible 1833

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

Bishops Bible 1568

One handfull saith he is better with rest, then both the handes full with labour and trauayle of mynde

Geneva Bible 1560/1599

Better is an handfull with quietnesse, then two handfuls with labour and vexation of spirit.

The Great Bible 1539

One hande full (sayeth he) is better with rest, then both the handes full with laboure & trauayle of minde.

Matthew's Bible 1537

One hand full (sayeth he) is better with rest, then bothe the handes full with labour and trauayle.

Coverdale Bible 1535

One handfull (saieth he) is better wt rest, the both ye handes full with labor and trauayle.

Wycliffe Bible 1382

and seith, Betere is an handful with reste, than euer either hondful with trauel and turment of soule.