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Ecclesiastes 4:5-6
New Catholic Bible
Ecclesiastes 4:5-6
New Catholic Bible
5 The fool folds his arms
and consumes his own flesh.[a]
6 Better is one handful with peace of mind
than two handfuls with toil
and a chase after the wind.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 4:5 Consumes his own flesh: i.e., refuses to work, thus going hungry and bringing on ill health (see Eccl 10:18; Prov 6:6-11; 24:30-34).
