Ecclesiastes 4:6

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

Translations

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.

One hand full of rest is better than two hands full of trouble and desire for wind.

Better is a handful with quietness, than both hands full with labour and pursuit of the wind.

Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.

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

Más vale una mano llena de descanso
que dos puños llenos de trabajo y correr tras el viento.

One handful of peaceful repose
Is better than two fistfuls of worried work—
More spitting into the wind.

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

Más vale una mano llena de descanso
Que dos puños llenos de trabajo y correr tras el viento.

Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.

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

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