Ecclesiastes 4:6
Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
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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.
Catholic Public Domain Version
"A handful with rest is better than both hands filled with labors and with affliction of the soul"