The Morning Psalm

Ecclesiastes 4:5

King James Version

The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
Ecclesiastes 4:5, KJV

Ecclesiastes 4:5 in context

3Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

4Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

5The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

6Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.

7Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.

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The Book of Ecclesiastes — summary, themes & key verses

An honest search for meaning — and where lasting purpose is finally found.

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