Ecclesiastes 4:7-12

Evangelical Heritage Version

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.