Ecclesiastes 4:5
“The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.”
Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.
Cross-References
“For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:”
“The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.”
“And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:”
“The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.”
“Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?”