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Ecclesiastes 4:7-12

7AndIreturnedוְשַׁ֧בְתִּיve.Shav.tiH7725andsawH7200vanityH1892underthesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

8Thereisoneאֶחָד֩'e.ChadH259[alone]andwithoutasecondשֵׁנִ֜יshe.NiH8145;alsoH1571hehathneithersonבֵּ֧ןbenH1121norbrotherוָאָ֣חva.'AchH251:yetistherenoendקֵץ֙ketzH7093ofallhislabour,neitherishiseyeעֵינ֖וֹei.navH5869satisfiedH7646withrichesH6239,and[hesaithnot],ForwhomthenamIlabouring,anddeprivingmysoulH5315ofgoodמִטּוֹבָ֔הmi.to.VahH2896?ThisalsoH1571isvanityH1892andagrievous occupation.

9Twoהַשְּׁנַ֖יִםha.she.Na.yimH8147arebetterטוֹבִ֥יםto.VimH2896thanoneהָאֶחָ֑דha.'e.ChadH259;becausetheyhaveagoodט֖וֹבTovH2896rewardשָׂכָ֥רsa.KharH7939fortheirlabour.

10ForiftheyfallH5307,theoneH259willliftuphisfellow;butwoetohimthatisalonewhenhefalleth,andwhohathnotanothertolifthimup!

11Again,iftwoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147lieיִשְׁכְּב֥וּyish.ke.VuH7901together,thentheyhavewarmth;buthowאֵ֥יךְ'eikhH349canoneוּלְאֶחָ֖דu.le.'e.ChadH259alonebewarmH2552?

12Andifa[man]overpowerיִתְקְפוֹ֙yit.ke.FoH8630theoneהָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259,thetwoהַשְּׁנַ֖יִםha.she.Na.yimH8147shallwithstandhim;andathreefoldcordisnotquicklyבִמְהֵרָ֖הvim.he.RahH4120broken.

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