New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

9Twoהַשְּׁנַ֖יִםha.she.Na.yimH8147are betterטוֹבִ֥יםto.VimH2896thanמִן־min-H4480oneהָאֶחָ֑דha.'e.ChadH259becauseאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834they haveיֵשׁ־yesh-H3426a goodט֖וֹבTovH2896returnH7725for their laborבַּעֲמָלָֽם׃ba.'a.ma.LamH5999.

10For ifאִם־'im-H518either of them fallsיִפֹּ֔לוּyi.Po.luH5307,the oneהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259will liftיָקִ֣יםya.KimH6965up his companionחֲבֵר֑וֹcha.ve.RoH2270.But woeוְאִ֣יל֗וֹve.'I.LoH337to the oneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259whoH7945fallsשֶׁיִּפּ֔וֹלshei.yi.PolH5307when thereוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369is notanotherשֵׁנִ֖יshe.NiH8145to liftלַהֲקִימֽוֹ׃la.ha.ki.MoH6965him up.

11Furthermoreגַּ֛םgamH1571,ifאִם־'im-H518twoשְׁנַ֖יִםshe.Na.yimH8147lieיִשְׁכְּב֥וּyish.ke.VuH7901downH7901together theykeepH2552warmH2552, buthowאֵ֥יךְ'eikhH349can oneוּלְאֶחָ֖דu.le.'e.ChadH259be warmH2552alone?

12And ifוְאִֽם־ve.'im-H518oneהָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259can overpowerיִתְקְפוֹ֙yit.ke.FoH8630him whoH259is alone, twoהַשְּׁנַ֖יִםha.she.Na.yimH8147can resistיַעַמְד֣וּ נֶגְדּ֑וֹya.'am.Du neg.DoH5975 H5048him. A cordוְהַחוּט֙ve.ha.ChutH2339of threeהַֽמְשֻׁלָּ֔שׁham.shu.LashH8027strandsis not quicklyבִמְהֵרָ֖הvim.he.RahH4120tornיִנָּתֵֽק׃yi.na.TekH5423apartH5423.

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