Ecclesiastes 4:5
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
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Context
3 yes, better than both they, which has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
4 Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This also vanity and vexation of spirit.
5 The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
6 Better an handful quietness, than both the hands full travail and vexation of spirit.
7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.