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Ecclesiastes 4:5

Work

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

4 Again, 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.

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

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

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

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BSB
The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.
KJV
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
WEB
The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.
ASV
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
DARBY
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
BLB
The fool is folding his hands and is eating his own flesh.
ÅB
Dåren legger hendene i fanget og tærer på sitt eget kjøtt.
OTB
Dåren sitter ledig og fører ruin over seg selv.
B1930
Dåren legger hendene i fanget og tærer på sitt eget kjøtt.

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