American Standard Version
"The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh. "
— Ecclesiastes 4:5, American Standard Version
“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.”
Wherefore I praised the dead that have been long dead more than the living that are yet alive;
yea, better than them both did I esteem him that hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
Then I saw all labor and every skilful work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind.
Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun.
There is one that is alone, and he hath not a second; yea, he hath neither son nor brother; yet is there no end of all his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with riches. For whom then, saith he, do I labor, and deprive my soul of good? This also is vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.