Ecclesiastes 4:8-10

New Century Version

⁸ I saw a man who had no family,
    no son or brother.
He always worked hard
    but was never satisfied with what he had.
He never asked himself, “For whom am I working so hard?
    Why don’t I let myself enjoy life?”
This also is very sad and useless.

⁹ Two people are better than one,
    because they get more done by working together.
¹⁰ If one falls down,
    the other can help him up.
But it is bad for the person who is alone and falls,
    because no one is there to help.