传道书 4:6

6 满 了 一 把 ， 得 享 安 静 ， 强 如 满 了 两 把 ， 劳 碌 捕 风 。

传道书 4:6 Meaning and Commentary

Ecclesiastes 4:6

Better [is] a handful [with] quietness
These are the words of the fool, according to Aben Ezra; and which is the sense of other interpreters, particularly Mr. Broughton, who connects this verse with ( Ecclesiastes 4:5 ) by adding at the end of that the word "saying"; making an excuse or an apology for himself and conduct, from the use and profitableness of his sloth; that little had with ease, and without toil and labour, is much better than both the hands full [with] travail and vexation of spirit;
than large possessions gotten with a great deal of trouble, and enjoyed with much vexation and uneasiness; in which he mistakes slothful ease for true quietness; calls honest labour and industry travail and vexation; and supposes that true contentment lies in the enjoyment of little, and cannot be had where there is much; whereas it is to be found in a good man in every state: or else these words express the true sentiments of Solomon's mind, steering between the two extremes of slothfulness, and too toilsome labour to be rich; that it is much more eligible to have a competency, though it is but small, with a good conscience, with tranquillity of mind, with the love and fear of God, and a contented heart, than to have a large estate, with great trouble and fatigue in getting and keeping it, especially with discontent and uneasiness; and this agrees with what the wise man says elsewhere, ( Proverbs 15:16 Proverbs 15:17 ) ( 17:1 ) . The Targum is,

``better to a man is a handful of food with quietness of soul, and without robbery and rapine, than two handfuls of food with robbery and rapine;''

or with what is gotten in an ill way.

传道书 4:6 In-Context

4 我 又 见 人 为 一 切 的 劳 碌 和 各 样 灵 巧 的 工 作 就 被 邻 舍 嫉 妒 。 这 也 是 虚 空 ， 也 是 捕 风 。

5 愚 昧 人 抱 着 手 ， 吃 自 己 的 肉 。

6 满 了 一 把 ， 得 享 安 静 ， 强 如 满 了 两 把 ， 劳 碌 捕 风 。

7 我 又 转 念 ， 见 日 光 之 下 有 一 件 虚 空 的 事 ：

8 有 人 孤 单 无 二 ， 无 子 无 兄 ， 竟 劳 碌 不 息 ， 眼 目 也 不 以 钱 财 为 足 。 他 说 ： 我 劳 劳 碌 碌 ， 刻 苦 自 己 ， 不 享 福 乐 ， 到 底 是 为 谁 呢 ？ 这 也 是 虚 空 ， 是 极 重 的 劳 苦 。