⁷ I looked again and saw another example of meaningless vapor under the sun: ⁸ There was a single person all alone, without even a son or a brother, and there was no end to all his hard work. His eyes also were not satisfied with wealth. “So for whom am I working so hard,” he asks, “and depriving myself of enjoyment?” This too is vapor and a miserable task.

⁹ Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their hard work. ¹⁰ If one of them falls, his companion can lift him up. Pity the person who falls and has no one else to lift him up. ¹¹ What’s more, if two lie down, they can keep warm, but how can one person keep warm alone? ¹² Though an attacker can overpower one person, two people together can stand up against him. A rope with three strands is not quickly snapped.

“Come to Me” and “I Will Give You Rest”

²⁵ At that time, Jesus continued, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from clever and learned people and have revealed them to little children. ²⁶ Yes, Father, because this was pleasing to you. ²⁷ Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wants to reveal him.

²⁸ “Come to me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. ²⁹ Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. ³⁰ For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”