Catholic Public Domain Version
"Therefore, it is better for two to be together, than for one to be alone. For they have the advantage of their companionship. "
— Ecclesiastes 4:9, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.”
“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. ”
“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.”
“Labor is Beneficial When Its Rewards Are Shared Two people are better than one, because they can reap more benefit from their labor.”
“It is better therefore that two should be together, than one: for they have the advantage of their society:”
“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their work.”
“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.”
“A handful with rest is better than both hands filled with labors and with affliction of the soul.”
While considering this, I also discovered another vanity under the sun.
He is one, and he does not have a second: no son, no brother. And yet he does not cease to labor, nor are his eyes satisfied with wealth, nor does he reflect, saying: “For whom do I labor and cheat my soul of good things?” In this, too, is emptiness and a most burdensome affliction.
Therefore, it is better for two to be together, than for one to be alone. For they have the advantage of their companionship.
If one falls, he shall be supported by the other. Woe to one who is alone. For when he falls, he has no one to lift him up.
And if two are sleeping, they warm one another. How can one person alone be warmed?
And if a man can prevail against one, two may withstand him, and a threefold cord is broken with difficulty.