Ecclesiastes 4:6: A Handful With Quietness
Ecclesiastes 4:6 does not praise laziness or condemn work. It compares two ways of living and calls the smaller, quieter portion the better one, set against the envy and endless labor around it.
James 3:14-16: envy as a rival wisdom
James does not define a name, but he defines the thing envy points to: a bitter, self-seeking zeal that poses as wisdom. The passage shows what that wisdom is made of and what it leaves behind.