Parallel Bible results for "Ecclesiastes 4:9-12"

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

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9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
9 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor:
10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
10 If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.
11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?
11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?
12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
12 Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
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