Ecclesiastes 4 - NRSV & NKJV

Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come… 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. 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 reward for their toil. Ecclesiastes 4:9	Two are better than one, Because they have a good reward for their labor. friendship relationships work

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. 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 though one might prevail against another, two will withstand one. A threefold cord is not quickly broken. 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