Ecclesiastes · קֹהֶלֶת

Ecclesiastes 4:6

טוֹב֙ מְלֹ֣א כַ֔ף נָחַ֖ת מִמְּלֹ֣א חָפְנַ֑יִם עָמָ֖ל וּרְע֥וּת רֽוּחַ׃
ṭvob mloʾ kaf naḥat mimloʾ ḥapnayim ʿamal vrʿvt rvḥa
King James Version (KJV)

Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.

Modern English

Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.

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