Foldeth his hands together; is careless and idle, which is the signification of this gesture, Proverbs 6:10, Proverbs 19:24 26:15. Perceiving that diligence is attended with envy, Ecclesiastes 4:4, he, like a fool, runs into the other extreme. Eateth his own flesh; wasteth his substance, and bringeth himself to poverty, whereby his very flesh pineth away for want of bread, and he is reduced to skin and bone; and if he have any flesh left, he is ready to eat it through extremity of hunger.
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Ecclesiastes 4:5
5 The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.