Ecclesiastes 4:4-7 Good News Bible (GNB)

4. I have also learnt why people work so hard to succeed: it is because they envy their neighbours. But it is useless. It is like chasing the wind.

5. They say that anyone would be a fool to fold his hands and let himself starve to death.

6. Perhaps so, but it is better to have only a little, with peace of mind, than to be busy all the time with both hands, trying to catch the wind.

7. I have noticed something else in life that is useless.

Ecclesiastes 4