American King James Version
"The fool folds his hands together, and eats his own flesh. "
— Ecclesiastes 4:5, American King James Version
“The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.”
“The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh. ”
“The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.”
“The fool folds his hands and does no work, so he has nothing to eat but his own flesh.”
“The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh, saying:”
“The foolish man, folding his hands, takes the flesh of his body for food.”
“The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.”
Why I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.
Yes, better is he than both they, which has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun. ¶
Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbor. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
The fool folds his hands together, and eats his own flesh.
Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit. ¶
Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.
There is one alone, and there is not a second; yes, he has neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labor; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither says he, For whom do I labor, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yes, it is a sore travail. ¶