Ecclesiastes 4:6⥂
KJV:
Better [is] an handful [with] quietness, than both the hands full [with] travail and vexation of spirit.
BSB:
Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.
Hebrew:
ט֕וֹב מְלֹ֥א כַ֖ף נָ֑חַת מִמְּלֹ֥א חָפְנַ֛יִם עָמָ֖ל וּרְע֥וּת רֽוּחַ׃
Topics:
CONTENTMENT • PEACE • POOR • POVERTY
LXX:
Greek Text
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| Translation | Hebrew/Aramaic | Transliteration [morphology] | Texts |
|---|---|---|---|
| [is] good | ט֕וֹב | TovHAamsa | L |
| fullness of | מְלֹ֥א | me.Lo'HNcmsc | L |
| hand of | כַ֖ף | khafHNcfsc | L |
| quietness | נָ֑חַת | Na.chatHNcfsa | L |
| more than [the] fullness of | מִמְּלֹ֥א | mi.HR me.Lo'HNcmsc | L |
| two hands | חָפְנַ֛יִם | cha.fe.Na.yimHNcmda | L |
| toil | עָמָ֖ל | 'a.MalHNcbsa | L |
| and striving of | וּרְע֥וּת | u.HC re.'UtHNcfsc | L |
| wind | רֽוּחַ׃ | Ru.achHNcfsa | L |
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