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"Furthermore, if two lie down together, they can keep each other warm, but how can one person keep warm by himself?"
— Ecclesiastes 4:11, NET Bible
“Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?”
“Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one be warm alone? ”
“Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one keep warm alone?”
“And if two lie together, they shall warm one another: how shall one alone be warmed?”
“So again, if two are sleeping together they are warm, but how may one be warm by himself?”
“Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?”
A man who is all alone with no companion, he has no children nor siblings; yet there is no end to all his toil, and he is never satisfied with riches. He laments,“For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is futile and a burdensome task!
Labor is Beneficial When Its Rewards Are Shared Two people are better than one, because they can reap more benefit from their labor.
For if they fall, one will help his companion up, but pity the person who falls down and has no one to help him up.
Furthermore, if two lie down together, they can keep each other warm, but how can one person keep warm by himself?
Although an assailant may overpower one person, two can withstand him. Moreover, a three-stranded cord is not quickly broken.
Labor Motivated by Prestige-Seeking A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive advice.
For he came out of prison to become king, even though he had been born poor in what would become his kingdom.