Ecclesiastes 4 - NIV & NRSV

And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one… 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. Ecclesiastes 4:4	Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from one person's envy of another. This also is vanity and a chasing after 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 toil. friendship relationships work

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. Ecclesiastes 4:10	For if they fall, one will lift up the other; but woe to one who is alone and falls and does not have another to help. relationships friendship neighbor
Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. Ecclesiastes 4:12	And though one might prevail against another, two will withstand one. A threefold cord is not quickly broken. relationships friendship strength