Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

New English Translation

⁹ Two people are better than one,
because they can reap^[a] more benefit^[b] from their labor.
¹⁰ For if they fall, one will help his companion up,
but pity^[c] the person who falls down and has no one to help him up.
¹¹ Furthermore, if two lie down together, they can keep each other warm,
but how can one person keep warm by himself?
¹² Although an assailant may overpower^[d] one person,
two can withstand him.
Moreover, a three-stranded cord is not quickly broken.