Ecclesiastes 4:6 CPDV

⁴  Again, I was contemplating all the labors of men. And I took notice that their endeavors are open to the envy of their neighbor. And so, in this, too, there is emptiness and superfluous anxiety.

⁵  The foolish man folds his hands together, and he consumes his own flesh, saying:

⁶  'A handful with rest is better than both hands filled with labors and with affliction of the soul.'

⁷  While considering this, I also discovered another vanity under the sun.

⁸  He is one, and he does not have a second: no son, no brother. And yet he does not cease to labor, nor are his eyes satisfied with wealth, nor does he reflect, saying: 'For whom do I labor and cheat my soul of good things?' In this, too, is emptiness and a most burdensome affliction.