Ecclesiastes 4:6

"One hand full or rest is better than two fists full of labor and striving after wind"."One hand full of rest" -"Better is. handful with rest, than both fists full of toil and chasing after wind" (Ber). "The beautiful expression, a handful of quietness. manages to convey the twofold thought of modest demands and inward peace: and attitude as far removed from the fool's selfish indolence as from the thruster's scramble for pre-eminence" (Kidner p. 46).. believe that the same idea is found in 1 Timothy 6:6 "when accompanied by contentment", and Proverbs 17:1 "Better is. dry morsel and quietness with it than. house full of feasting with strife". It is better to be happy with. little, than unhappy with much. Many of us need to learn this lesson, to be grateful and appreciative for the handful that we do have and realize that the price of two handfuls might be less time with our mate, less time with our children and less time for God.