Ecclesiastes 4 - NCB & NIV

And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one… Ecclesiastes 4:4

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	And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. work neighbor desires
Two are better than one: they earn a far greater reward for their toil. Ecclesiastes 4:9	Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. 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	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. 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	Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. relationships friendship strength