Ecclesiastes 4:8-10

Lexham English Bible

⁸ Sometimes a man is all alone with no companion; he also has neither son nor brother. Yet there is no end to all his toil, and his eye is not satisfied with wealth. He laments, “For whom am I toiling and depriving myself^[a] of pleasure?” This also is vanity—it is an unhappy business!

Friends and Family Can Help One Another in Life

⁹ Two are better than the one, for they enjoy a better reward for their toil. ¹⁰ For if one falls, his companion may help him up. But pity the one who falls and there is no one^[b] to help him up.