Ecclesiastes 4 - NLT & WEB

Then I observed that most people are motivated to success because they… Ecclesiastes 4:4

Then I observed that most people are motivated to success because they envy their neighbors. But this, too, is meaningless—like chasing the wind. Ecclesiastes 4:4	Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man’s neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind. work neighbor desires
Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Ecclesiastes 4:9	Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. friendship relationships work

If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. Ecclesiastes 4:10	For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and doesn’t have another to lift him up. relationships friendship neighbor
A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken. Ecclesiastes 4:12	If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. relationships friendship strength