Ecclesiastes 4:6-8

The Voice

⁶    And it is better to have one handful of peace
        than to have two hands full of hard work
        and a desire to catch the wind.

⁷Again I observed another example of how fleeting life is under the sun: ⁸a person who is all alone—with no child, no sibling—yet he works hard his entire life. Still he is never satisfied with the wealth he gains. Does he stop to ask, “Why am I working so hard?” or “Why am I depriving myself of life’s simple pleasures?” This, too, is fleeting, like trying to catch hold of a breath; it’s a miserable situation.

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