Ecclesiastes 4:12

12 {Although an assailant may overpower one person, two may withstand him}. A threefold cord {is not easily broken}!

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Ecclesiastes 4:12 In-Context

10 For if one falls, his companion may help him up. But pity the one who falls and there is {no one} to help him up.
11 Also if two lie together, {they can keep each other warm}. But how can one person be warm?
12 {Although an assailant may overpower one person, two may withstand him}. A threefold cord {is not easily broken}!
13 A poor but wise youth [is] better than an old but foolish king who no longer knows {how to receive advice}.
14 For he came out of the prison house to reign, {since he was born poor in his kingdom}.

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Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Literally "And even though he will prevail against him, the one; the second, they will withstand opposite him"
  • [b]. Literally "will not be broken in haste"
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