KJV: Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
YLT: Better is a handful with quietness, than two handfuls with labour and vexation of spirit.'
Darby: Better is a handful with quietness, than both hands full with labour and pursuit of the wind.
ASV: Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind.
| ט֕וֹב | Better |
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Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: טָבַב Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable. |
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| מְלֹ֥א | full |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מְלֹא Sense: fullness, that which fills. |
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| כַ֖ף | a handful [with] |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: כַּף Sense: palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand. |
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| נָ֑חַת | quietness |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: נַחַת Sense: rest, quietness. |
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| מִמְּלֹ֥א | Than both |
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Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מְלֹא Sense: fullness, that which fills. |
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| חָפְנַ֛יִם | hands [together with] |
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Parse: Noun, md Root: חֹפֶן Sense: handfuls, hollow of the hand. |
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| עָמָ֖ל | toil |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: עָמָל Sense: . |
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| וּרְע֥וּת | and grasping for |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: רְעוּת Sense: longing, striving. |
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| רֽוּחַ | the wind |
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Parse: Noun, common singular Root: רוּחַ Sense: wind, breath, mind, spirit. |
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