Ecclesiastes 4:6 MSG/NIV - Online Parallel Bible
| The Message (MSG) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 6 One handful of peaceful repose Is better than two fistfuls of worried work - More spitting into the wind. | 6 Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind. |
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