Ecclesiastes 4 - NASB & NKJV

I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done… Ecclesiastes 4:4

I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a person and his neighbor. This too is futility and striving after wind. Ecclesiastes 4:4	Again, I saw that for all toil and every skillful work a man is envied by his neighbor. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind. work neighbor desires
Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. Ecclesiastes 4:9	Two are better than one, Because they have a good reward for their labor. friendship relationships work

For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up! Ecclesiastes 4:10	For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, For he has no one to help him up. relationships friendship neighbor
And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart. Ecclesiastes 4:12	Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken. relationships friendship strength