Ecclesiastes 4
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Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

9TwoH8147 are betterH2896 thanH4480 oneH259 becauseH834 they haveH3426 a goodH2896 returnH7725 for their laborH5999; 10for ifH518 1either of them fallsH5307, the oneH259 will liftH6965 upH6965 his companionH2270. But woeH337 to the oneH259 whoH7945 fallsH5307 when thereH369 isH369 notH369 2anotherH8145 to liftH6965 him upH6965! 11FurthermoreH1571, ifH518 twoH8147 lieH7901 downH7901 together they 3keepH2552 warmH2552, but 4howH349 can oneH259 beH2552 warmH2552 alone? 12And ifH518 5one can overpowerH8630 him who is aloneH259, twoH8147 can resistH5975H5048 him. A cordH2339 ofH8027 threeH8027 strands is not quicklyH4120 tornH5423 apartH5423.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ecclesiastes 4:10 Lit they fall ↩
  2. 2. Ecclesiastes 4:10 Lit a second ↩
  3. 3. Ecclesiastes 4:11 Lit have warmth ↩
  4. 4. Ecclesiastes 4:11 1 Kin 1:1-4 ↩
  5. 5. Ecclesiastes 4:12 Lit he ↩

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