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Ecclesiastes 4:5 KJV
Ecclesiastes · chapter 4 · verse 5
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.Ecclesiastes 4:5 · King James Version
Ecclesiastes 4:5 in context
3Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
4Again, 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.
5The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
6Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
7Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- foldethchâbaqto claspH2263 →
- eatethʼâkalto eatH398 →
- handsyâda handH3027 →
- foolkᵉçîylproperly, fatH3684 →
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Here Solomon returns to the observation and consideration of the vanity and vexation of spirit that attend the business of this world, which he had spoken of before, Ecc 2:11. I. If a man be acute, and dexterous, and successful in his business, he gets the ill-will of his neighbours, Ecc 4:4.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-6