RV
KJV
6. Better [is] an handful [with] quietness, than both the hands full [with] travail and vexation of spirit.
ASV
6. Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind.
ESV
6. Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.
ERVEN
6. Maybe that is true. But I say it is better to be satisfied with the few things you have than to always be struggling to get more.
NLT
6. And yet, "Better to have one handful with quietness than two handfuls with hard work and chasing the wind."
WEB
6. Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.
NET
6. Better is one handful with some rest than two hands full of toil and chasing the wind.
NLV
6. One hand full of rest is better than two hands full of work and trying to catch the wind.
HCSB
6. Better one handful with rest, than two handfuls with effort and pursuit of the wind.
YLT
6. `Better [is] a handful [with] quietness, than two handfuls [with] labour and vexation of spirit.`
LITV
6. Better is a hand filled with rest, than two fists with labor and striving after wind.
NCV
6. Maybe so, but I say it is better to be content with what little you have. Otherwise, you will always be struggling for more, and that is like chasing the wind.
MKJV
6. Better is a hand filled with rest than two fists with travail and vexation of spirit.
AKJV
6. Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
LXXEN
6. Better is a handful of rest than two handfuls of trouble and waywardness of spirit.
KJV
6. Better [is] an handful [with] quietness, than both the hands full [with] travail and vexation of spirit.
AMP
6. Better is a handful with quietness than both hands full with painful effort, a vain striving after the wind and a feeding on it.
KJVP
6. Better H2896 AMS [ is ] a handful H4393 [ with ] quietness H5183 , than both the hands H2651 full H4393 [ with ] travail H5999 NMS and vexation H7469 of spirit H7307 NMS .
YLT
6. `Better [is] a handful [with] quietness, than two handfuls [with] labour and vexation of spirit.`
ASV
6. Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind.
WEB
6. Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.
NASB
6. Better is one handful with tranquility than two with toil and a chase after wind!
ESV
6. Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.
RV
6. Better is an handful with quietness, than two handfuls with labour and striving after wind.
RSV
6. Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.
NKJV
6. Better a handful [with] quietness Than both hands full, [together with] toil and grasping for the wind.
MKJV
6. Better is a hand filled with rest than two fists with travail and vexation of spirit.
AKJV
6. Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
NRSV
6. Better is a handful with quiet than two handfuls with toil, and a chasing after wind.
NIV
6. Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.
NIRV
6. One handful with peace and quiet is better than two handfuls with hard work. Working too hard is like chasing the wind.
NLT
6. And yet, "Better to have one handful with quietness than two handfuls with hard work and chasing the wind."
MSG
6. One handful of peaceful repose Is better than two fistfuls of worried work-- More spitting into the wind.
GNB
6. Maybe so, but it is better to have only a little, with peace of mind, than be busy all the time with both hands, trying to catch the wind.
NET
6. Better is one handful with some rest than two hands full of toil and chasing the wind.
ERVEN
6. Maybe that is true. But I say it is better to be satisfied with the few things you have than to always be struggling to get more.