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9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil.
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Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor:
10 For if they fall, one will lift up the other; but woe to one who is alone and falls and does not have another to help.
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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, they keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone?
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Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?
12 And though one might prevail against another, two will withstand one. A threefold cord is not quickly broken.
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Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
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