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Ecclesiastes 4:11-13
New English Translation
Ecclesiastes 4:11-13
New English Translation
11 Furthermore, if two lie down together, they can keep each other warm,
but how can one person keep warm by himself?
12 Although an assailant may overpower[a] one person,
two can withstand him.
Moreover, a three-stranded cord is not quickly broken.
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13 A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king
who no longer knows how to receive advice.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 4:12 tn The verbal root תָּקַף (taqaf) means “to overpower; to prevail over” e.g., Job 14:20; 15:24; Eccl 4:12; 6:10 (HALOT 1786 s.v. תקף).
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