Ecclesiastes 4 - NCB

Then I came to realize that all toil and skill in work derive from one person’s envy of another. This also is vanity and a chase after the wind.
Ecclesiastes 4:4 work neighbor desires
Two are better than one:
they earn a far greater reward for their toil.
Ecclesiastes 4:9 friendship relationships work

And if one should fall,
his companion will help him up.
How pathetic is the man who is alone and falls
and has no one to assist him to his feet.
Ecclesiastes 4:10 relationships friendship neighbor
And where a single man can be overcome,
two together will be able to resist.
A cord with three strands is not easily broken.
Ecclesiastes 4:12 relationships friendship strength