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Comparing Text |
Translation |
| Better [02896] is an handful [03709] with quietness [05183], than both the hands [02651] full [04393] with travail [05999] and vexation [07469] of spirit [07307]. |
Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit. |
King James |
| Better [02896] is an handful [03709] with quietness [05183], than both the hands [02651] full [04393] with travail [05999] and vexation [07469] of spirit [07307]. |
Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind. |
American Standard |
| Better [02896] is an handful [03709] with quietness [05183], than both the hands [02651] full [04393] with travail [05999] and vexation [07469] of spirit [07307]. |
One hand full of rest is better than two hands full of trouble and desire for wind. |
Basic English |
| Better [02896] is an handful [03709] with quietness [05183], than both the hands [02651] full [04393] with travail [05999] and vexation [07469] of spirit [07307]. |
Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit. |
Updated King James |
| Better [02896] is an handful [03709] with quietness [05183], than both the hands [02651] full [04393] with travail [05999] and vexation [07469] of spirit [07307]. |
`Better `is' a handful `with' quietness, than two handfuls `with' labour and vexation of spirit.' |
Young's Literal |
| Better [02896] is an handful [03709] with quietness [05183], than both the hands [02651] full [04393] with travail [05999] and vexation [07469] of spirit [07307]. |
Better is a handful with quietness, than both hands full with labour and pursuit of the wind. |
Darby |
| Better [02896] is an handful [03709] with quietness [05183], than both the hands [02651] full [04393] with travail [05999] and vexation [07469] of spirit [07307]. |
Better is a handful with quietness, than both the hands full with toil and vexation of spirit. |
Webster |
| Better [02896] is an handful [03709] with quietness [05183], than both the hands [02651] full [04393] with travail [05999] and vexation [07469] of spirit [07307]. |
Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind. |
World English |
| Better [02896] is an handful [03709] with quietness [05183], than both the hands [02651] full [04393] with travail [05999] and vexation [07469] of spirit [07307]. |
Better is a handful with rest, than both hands full with labour, and vexation of mind. |
Douay Rheims |
| Better [02896] is an handful [03709] with quietness [05183], than both the hands [02651] full [04393] with travail [05999] and vexation [07469] of spirit [07307]. |
melior est pugillus cum requie quam plena utraque manus cum labore et adflictione animi |
Jerome's Vulgate |
| Better [02896] is an handful [03709] with quietness [05183], than both the hands [02651] full [04393] with travail [05999] and vexation [07469] of spirit [07307]. |
Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind. |
Hebrew Names |
| Better [02896] is an handful [03709] with quietness [05183], than both the hands [02651] full [04393] with travail [05999] and vexation [07469] of spirit [07307]. |
Mas vale el un puño lleno con descanso, que ambos puños llenos con trabajo y aflicción de espíritu. |
Reina Valera - 1909 (Spanish) |
| Better [02896] is an handful [03709] with quietness [05183], than both the hands [02651] full [04393] with travail [05999] and vexation [07469] of spirit [07307]. |
Más vale un puño lleno con descanso, que ambos puños llenos con trabajo y aflicción de espíritu. |
Sagradas Escrituras - 1569 (Spanish) |
| Better [02896] is an handful [03709] with quietness [05183], than both the hands [02651] full [04393] with travail [05999] and vexation [07469] of spirit [07307]. |
One hand full of rest is better than two fists full of labor and striving after wind. |
New American Standard Bible© |
| Better [02896] is an handful [03709] with quietness [05183], than both the hands [02651] full [04393] with travail [05999] and vexation [07469] of spirit [07307]. |
Better is a handful with quietness than both hands full with painful effort, a vain striving after the wind and a feeding on it. |
Amplified Bible© |
| Better [02896] is an handful [03709] with quietness [05183], than both the hands [02651] full [04393] with travail [05999] and vexation [07469] of spirit [07307]. |
Mieux vaut une main pleine avec repos, que les deux mains pleines avec travail et poursuite du vent. |
Louis Segond - 1910 (French) |
| Better [02896] is an handful [03709] with quietness [05183], than both the hands [02651] full [04393] with travail [05999] and vexation [07469] of spirit [07307]. |
Mieux vaut le creux de la main rempli, et le repos, que les deux mains pleines, avec le travail et la poursuite du vent. |
John Darby (French) |
| Better [02896] is an handful [03709] with quietness [05183], than both the hands [02651] full [04393] with travail [05999] and vexation [07469] of spirit [07307]. |
Melhor é um punhado com tranqüilidade do que ambas as mãos cheias com trabalho e vão desejo. |
Unknown - Maybe Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) |