Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

Labor is Beneficial When Its Rewards Are Shared

4:9 Two people are better than one,

because they can reap ¹  more benefit ²  from their labor.

4:10 For if they fall, one will help his companion up,

but pity ³  the person who falls down and has no one to help him up.

[4:9]  ¹ tn Heb “they have.”

[4:9]  ² tn Heb “a good reward.”

[4:10]  ³ tn Heb “woe to him.”