American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

9Twoהַשְּׁנַ֖יִםha.she.Na.yimH8147arebetterטוֹבִ֥יםto.VimH2896thanoneהָאֶחָ֑דha.'e.ChadH259,becausetheyhaveagoodט֖וֹבTovH2896rewardשָׂכָ֥רsa.KharH7939fortheirlaborH5999.

10ForiftheyfallH5307,theoneH259willliftuphisfellow;butwoetohimthatisalonewhenhefalleth,andhathnotanothertolifthimup.

11Again,iftwoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147lieיִשְׁכְּב֥וּyish.ke.VuH7901together,thentheyhavewarmth;buthowאֵ֥יךְ'eikhH349canoneוּלְאֶחָ֖דu.le.'e.ChadH259bewarmH2552alone?

12Andifamanprevailagainsthimthatisalone,twoהַשְּׁנַ֖יִםha.she.Na.yimH8147shallwithstandhim;andathreefoldcordisnotquicklyבִמְהֵרָ֖הvim.he.RahH4120broken.

Read all of Ecclesiastes 4

Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 4

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
Tyndale Open Study Notes
Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
Rashi on Tanakh
Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
John Wesley’s Notes
Darby Translation Notes
Geneva Bible Translation Notes
Kingcomments
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
EGW Writings

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain