Ecclesiastes 3:19

3:19 For the fate of humans ¹  and the fate of animals are the same:

As one dies, so dies the other; both have the same breath.

There is no advantage for humans over animals,

for both are fleeting.

Ecclesiastes 4:12

4:12 Although an assailant may overpower ²  one person,

two can withstand him.

Moreover, a three-stranded cord is not quickly broken.

[3:19]  ¹ tn Heb “of the sons of man.”

[4:12]  ² tn The verbal root תקף means “to overpower; to prevail over” e.g., Job 14:20; 15:24; Eccl 4:12; 6:10 (HALOT 1786 s.v. תקף).