Ecclesiastes 4:5

Ecclesiastes 4:5 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

5Fools fold their hands

and ruin themselves.

5The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.

5The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.

5The fool folds his hands [together] and consumes his own flesh [destroying himself by idleness and apathy].

5The fool folds his hands

and consumes his own flesh.

5Foolish people fold their hands and don’t work.

And that destroys them.