Ecclesiastes 4:6

Better is one handful with some rest than two hands full of toil ¹  and chasing the wind.

Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.

One hand full of rest is better than two fists full of labor and striving after wind.

They feel it is better to be lazy and barely survive than to work hard, especially when in the long run everything is so futile.

One handful of peaceful repose Is better than two fistfuls of worried work--More spitting into the wind.

One hand full of rest is better than two hands full of trouble and desire for wind.

Better is a handful with quiet than two handfuls with toil, and a chasing after wind.

Better a handful with quietness Than both hands full, together with toil and grasping for the wind.

Better is one handful with some rest than two hands full of toil ¹  and chasing the wind.

¹ sn Qoheleth lists three approaches to labor: (1) the competitive workaholic in 4:4, (2) the impoverished sluggard in 4:5, and (3) the contented laborer in 4:6. The balanced approach rebukes the two extremes.