Ecclesiastes 4:6

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

American Standard Version (1901)

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

ASV Byzantine Text

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

Asang Khongca Bible

Patanghaih hoiah toksak moe, ban hnetto koiah hmuen tawnh pacoengah, takhi hnukah patom rumram pongah loe, kamding rue ah toksak moe, ban tamsum maeto hmuen tawnh to hoih kue.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

thakthaenah neh khohli doinah kutnarhum a bae lakah kutvang dongkah aka bae mongnah he then ngai.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

thakthaenah neh khohli doinah kutnarhum a bae lakah kutvang dongkah aka bae mongnah he then ngai.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Ua oi aku ka piha ana o ka lima hookahi me ka noho oluolu mamua o ko na lima elua me ka hana kaumaha, a me ka luhi hewa.

English Berean Standard Bible

Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Men, pito ou pran ti repo ou tanzantan ak kè poze pase pou ou touye tèt ou ap travay di, lèfini pou sa pa rapòte anyen.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Melior est pugillus cum requie, quam plena utraque manus cum labore et afflictione animi.

Bible in Basic English

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

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Mieux vaut le creux de la main rempli, et le repos, que les deux mains pleines, avec le travail et la poursuite du vent.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Lepší jest plná hrst s odpočinutím, nežli přehršlí plné s prací a trápením ducha.

Kosraean Bible

Sahp ac pwaye, tusruktu ma srisrik yurin sie mwet wi misla, wo liki kafofo ke ma pus, su oana ukweyen eng uh.

World Portuguese Bible

Melhor é um punhado com tranquilidade, do que dois punhados com fadiga e um correr atrás do vento.

Romanian BTF Bible

Mai bine este o mână plină, cu liniște, decât amândouă mâinile pline, dar cu osteneală și chinuire a duhului.

Brenton English Septuagint

Better is a handful of rest than two handfuls of trouble and waywardness of spirit.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ငြိမ်သက်ခြင်းနှင့် ယှဉ်လျက်၊ လက်တဆုပ် တည်းသောဥစ္စာသည် ပင်ပန်းစွာလုပ်ခြင်း၊ လေကို ကျက်စားခြင်းနှင့်ယှဉ်လျက်၊ လက်နှစ်ဘက်၌ ပြည့်သော ဥစ္စာထက်သာ၍ ကောင်း၏။

Darby Translation

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

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Besser eine Hand voll Ruhe, als beide Fäuste voll Mühe und Haschen nach Wind.

Dutch Bible 1917

Een hand vol met rust is beter, dan beide de vuisten vol met arbeid en kwelling des geestes.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Maar toch is een handvol rust meer waard, Dan beide handen vol tobben en jagen naar wind.

Italian Diodati Bible

Meglio è una menata con riposo, che amendue i pugni pieni con travaglio, e con tormento di spirito.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Better is a handful with rest, than both hands full with labour, and vexation of mind.

Geneva Bible 1599

Better is an handfull with quietnesse, then two handfuls with labour and vexation of spirit.

Noyes Bible

Better is a hand full of quietness, than both hands full of weariness and striving after wind.

Danish Bible 1931

Bedre en Håndfuld Hvile end Hænderne fulde af Flid og Jag efter Vind.

Leeser Tanakh

Better is a handful of quiet, than both the hands full of toil and torture of spirit.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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

King James Version

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

King James Version + Apocrypha

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

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Thà đầy một lòng bàn tay mà bình an, hơn là đầy cả hai mà bị lao khổ, theo luồng gió thổi.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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

Revised West Version

‌ʻOku lelei hake ke fonu ʻae nima ʻe taha mo e fiemālie, ʻi he fonu fakatouʻosi ʻoe nima kae feinga mo mamahi ʻae laumālie.

French Ostervald Bible

Mieux vaut plein le creux de la main avec repos, que plein les deux paumes, avec travail et tourment d'esprit.

Esperanto Bible

Pli bona estas plenmano da trankvilanimeco, ol ambaŭmano da penado kaj ventaĵo.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Mieux vaut une main pleine avec repos, que les deux mains pleines avec travail et poursuite du vent.

German Luther Bible 1912

Es ist besser eine Handvoll mit Ruhe denn beide Fäuste voll mit Mühe und Haschen nach Wind.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Better is a handful of rest than two handfuls of trouble and waywardness of spirit.

British English Septuagint 2012

Better is a handful of rest than two handfuls of trouble and waywardness of spirit.

Majority Standard BIble

Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.

Webster Bible

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

Revised Version

Better is an handful with quietness, than two handfuls with labour and striving after wind.

Italian Riveduta Bible

Val meglio una mano piena di riposo, che ambo le mani piene di travaglio e di corsa dietro al vento.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Mieux vaut une poignée accompagnée de repos que deux poignées de labeur et de poursuite du vent.

Reina Valera 1909

Mas vale el un puño lleno con descanso, que ambos puños llenos con trabajo y aflicción de espíritu.

Spanish BLL

Pero es mejor un poco de descanso que mucho trabajo y querer atrapar el viento.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Más vale un puñado con descanso, que ambos puños llenos con trabajo y correr tras el viento.

Croatian Bible

Bolja je puna šaka u miru nego obje pregršti mučna rada i puste tlapnje.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Bolja je jedna grst u miru nego obe grsti s trudom i mukom u duhu.

German Textbibel

Besser eine Hand voll Ruhe als beide Fäuste voll Mühe und Streben nach Wind.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Better is a handful of rest Than two handfuls of trouble And waywardness of spirit.