Ecclesiastes 4:6
2896 [e]   6
ṭō·wḇ   6
ט֕וֹב   6
Better   6
Adj‑ms   6
4393 [e]
mə·lō
מְלֹ֥א
the fullness
N‑msc
3709 [e]
ḵap̄
כַ֖ף
of palm
N‑fsc
5183 [e]
nā·ḥaṯ;
נָ֑חַת
[with] quietness
N‑fs
4393 [e]
mim·mə·lō
מִמְּלֹ֥א
than the fullness
Prep‑m ¦ N‑msc
2651 [e]
ḥā·p̄ə·na·yim
חָפְנַ֛יִם
of two palms
N‑md
5999 [e]
‘ā·māl
עָמָ֖ל
[with] toil
N‑ms
7469 [e]
ū·rə·‘ūṯ
וּרְע֥וּת
and a striving after
Conj‑w ¦ N‑fsc
7307 [e]
rū·aḥ.
רֽוּחַ׃
the wind
N‑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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