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Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

9Twoהַשְּׁנַ֖יִםha.she.Na.yimH8147arebetterטוֹבִ֥יםto.VimH2896than oneהָאֶחָ֑דha.'e.ChadH259;because they haveיֵשׁ־yesh-H3426a goodט֖וֹבTovH2896rewardשָׂכָ֥רsa.KharH7939for their labourבַּעֲמָלָֽם׃ba.'a.ma.LamH5999.

10For if they fallיִפֹּ֔לוּyi.Po.luH5307,the oneהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259will lift upיָקִ֣יםya.KimH6965his fellowחֲבֵר֑וֹcha.ve.RoH2270:but woeוְאִ֣יל֗וֹve.'I.LoH337to him that isaloneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259when he fallethשֶׁיִּפּ֔וֹלshei.yi.PolH5307; for he hathnot anotherשֵׁנִ֖יshe.NiH8145to help him upלַהֲקִימֽוֹ׃la.ha.ki.MoH6965.

11Againגַּ֛םgamH1571,if twoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147lie togetherיִשְׁכְּב֥וּyish.ke.VuH7901,then they have heatH2552:but how can oneוּלְאֶחָ֖דu.le.'e.ChadH259be warmH3179alone?

12And if oneהָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259prevailיִתְקְפוֹ֙yit.ke.FoH8630against him, twoהַשְּׁנַ֖יִםha.she.Na.yimH8147shall withstandיַעַמְד֣וּya.'am.DuH5975him; and a threefoldהַֽמְשֻׁלָּ֔שׁham.shu.LashH8027cordוְהַחוּט֙ve.ha.ChutH2339is not quicklyבִמְהֵרָ֖הvim.he.RahH4120brokenיִנָּתֵֽק׃yi.na.TekH5423.

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