Ecclesiastes 4:6
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.

Young's Literal Translation
‘Better [is] a handful [with] quietness, than two handfuls [with] labour and vexation of spirit.’

King James Bible
Better [is] an handful [with] quietness, than both the hands full [with] travail and vexation of spirit.

Hebrew
Better
ט֕וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

one handful
מְלֹ֥א (mə·lō)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4393: Fullness, that which fills

with tranquility
נָ֑חַת (nā·ḥaṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5183: A descent, imposition, unfavorable, favorable, restfulness

than two handfuls
מִמְּלֹ֥א (mim·mə·lō)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4393: Fullness, that which fills

with toil
עָמָ֖ל (‘ā·māl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5999: Toil, wearing effort, worry, wheth, of body, mind

and pursuit
וּרְע֥וּת (ū·rə·‘ūṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 7469: A feeding upon, grasping after

of the wind.
רֽוּחַ׃ (rū·aḥ)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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