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Ecclesiastes 4:6

"A handful with rest is better than both hands filled with labors and with affliction of the soul"
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King James Version

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

English Standard Version

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

New International Version

Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.