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cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../ecclesiastes/4-4.htm" title="Ecclesiastes 4:4">◄</a> Ecclesiastes 4:5 <a href="../ecclesiastes/4-6.htm" title="Ecclesiastes 4:6">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#classic" class="clickchap2" title="Classic Translations"> CLA </a> <a href="#literal" class="clickchap2" title="Literal Translations"> LIT </a> <a href="#catholic" class="clickchap2" title="Catholic Translations"> CAT </a> <a href="#aramaic" class="clickchap2" title="Translations from Aramaic"> ARA </a> <a href="#strongs" class="clickchap2" title="Parallel Strong's"> STR </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><b>Modern Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ecclesiastes/4.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Fools fold their hands and ruin themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ecclesiastes/4.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Fools fold their idle hands, leading them to ruin.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ecclesiastes/4.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The fool folds his hands and eats his own flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ecclesiastes/4.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ecclesiastes/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ecclesiastes/4.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ecclesiastes/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ecclesiastes/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The fool folds his hands [together] and consumes his own flesh [destroying himself by idleness and apathy].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ecclesiastes/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The fool folds his arms and consumes his own flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ecclesiastes/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The fool folds his arms and consumes his own flesh. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ecclesiastes/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Fools will fold their hands and starve to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ecclesiastes/4.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They say that we would be fools to fold our hands and let ourselves starve to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ecclesiastes/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />A fool folds his hands and wastes away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ecclesiastes/4.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The fool crosses his arms and starves himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ecclesiastes/4.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The fool folds his hands and does no work, so he has nothing to eat but his own flesh. </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ecclesiastes/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ecclesiastes/4.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The fool folds his hands And consumes his own flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/ecclesiastes/4.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />The fool folds his hands together, and eats his own flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ecclesiastes/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ecclesiastes/4.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/ecclesiastes/4.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />The fool folds his hands together, and eats his own flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ecclesiastes/4.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/ecclesiastes/4.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />The fool folds his hands together, and devours his own flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/ecclesiastes/4.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ecclesiastes/4.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ecclesiastes/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/ecclesiastes/4.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />The foole foldeth his hands, and eateth vp his owne flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/ecclesiastes/4.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />The foole foldeth his handes together, and eateth vp his owne fleshe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/ecclesiastes/4.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />The foole foldeth his handes together, & eateth vp his owne flesh.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ecclesiastes/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The fool is clasping his hands, and eating his own flesh:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ecclesiastes/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The fool is clasping his hands, and eating his own flesh:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ecclesiastes/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The foolish one folded his hands together, and ate his flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ecclesiastes/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh, saying: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ecclesiastes/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The foolish man folds his hands together, and he consumes his own flesh, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ecclesiastes/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The fool clasps his hands and eats his flesh<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ecclesiastes/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The fool folds his hands together and suffers hunger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ecclesiastes/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The fool foldeth his hands together, And eateth his own flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ecclesiastes/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The fool folds his hands together, and eats his own flesh.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> 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class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/ecclesiastes/4.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3684.htm" title="3684: hak·kə·sîl (Art:: N-ms) -- Stupid fellow, dullard, fool. From kacal; properly, fat, i.e. stupid or silly.">The fool</a> <a href="/hebrew/2263.htm" title="2263: ḥō·ḇêq (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To clasp, embrace. A primitive root; to clasp.">folds</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏāw (N-fdc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">his hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wə·’ō·ḵêl (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">and consumes</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: bə·śā·rōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">his own flesh.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/ecclesiastes/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3684.htm" title="3684. kciyl (kes-eel') -- stupid fellow, dullard, fool">The fool</a><a href="/hebrew/2263.htm" title="2263. chabaq (khaw-bak') -- to clasp, embrace"> is clasping</a><a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027. yad (yawd) -- hand"> his hands</a><a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398. 'akal (aw-kal') -- to eat">, and eating</a><a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320. basar (baw-sawr') -- flesh"> his own flesh:</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/ecclesiastes/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa">The</a> <a href="/hebrew/3684.htm" title="כְּסִיל_1 ncmsa 3684"> fool</a> <a href="/hebrew/2263.htm" title="חבק vqPmsa 2263"> folds</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="יָד ncfdc 3027"> arms</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="אכל vqPmsa 398"> consumes</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his own</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="בָּשָׂר ncmsc 1320"> flesh</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/ecclesiastes/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3684.htm" title="3684. kciyl (kes-eel') -- stupid fellow, dullard, fool">The fool</a> <a href="/hebrew/2263.htm" title="2263. chabaq (khaw-bak') -- to clasp, embrace">folds</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027. yad (yawd) -- hand">his hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398. 'akal (aw-kal') -- to eat">and consumes</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320. basar (baw-sawr') -- flesh">his own flesh.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/ecclesiastes/4.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3684.htm" title="3684. kciyl (kes-eel') -- stupid fellow, dullard, fool">The fool</a> <a href="/hebrew/2263.htm" title="2263. chabaq (khaw-bak') -- to clasp, embrace">foldeth</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027. yad (yawd) -- hand">his hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/2263.htm" title="2263. chabaq (khaw-bak') -- to clasp, embrace">together,</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398. 'akal (aw-kal') -- to eat">and eateth</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320. basar (baw-sawr') -- flesh">his own flesh.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../ecclesiastes/4-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ecclesiastes 4:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ecclesiastes 4:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../ecclesiastes/4-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ecclesiastes 4:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ecclesiastes 4:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>