Revised Version 1885

Ecclesiastes 4:5-9 Revised Version 1885 (RV1885)

5. The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

6. Better is an handful with quietness, than two handfuls with labour and striving after wind.

7. Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun.

8. There is one that is alone, and he hath not a second; yea, he hath neither son nor brother; yet is there no end of all his labour, neither are his eyes satisfied with riches. For whom then, saith he, do I labour, and deprive my soul of good? This also is vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

9. Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.