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Ecclesiastes 4:12
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12 By yourself you’re unprotected.
With a friend you can face the worst.
Can you round up a third?
A three-stranded rope isn’t easily snapped.

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Ecclesiastes 4:12
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12 A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.

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Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson

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