Ecclesiastes 4:5
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The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.
In other translations
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- Proverbs 6:10-1110 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, 11 and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
- Isaiah 9:20And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:They carve out what is on the right, but they are still hungry; they eat what is on the left, but they are still not satisfied. Each one devours the flesh of his own offspring.
- Proverbs 13:4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
- Job 13:14Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?Why do I put myself at risk and take my life in my own hands?
- Proverbs 20:4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
- Proverbs 11:17The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.
- Proverbs 12:27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.
- Proverbs 24:33-3433 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, 34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
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