Ecclesiastes 4:6
Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.
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Cross references
- Proverbs 15:16–17 Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure with trouble. Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.
- Proverbs 16:8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.
- Psalm 37:16 Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.