Ecclesiastes 4 - NRSV & NLT

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	Then I observed that most people are motivated to success because they envy their neighbors. But this, too, is meaningless—like chasing the wind. work neighbor desires
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. Ecclesiastes 4:9	Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. 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	If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. relationships friendship neighbor
And though one might prevail against another, two will withstand one. A threefold cord is not quickly broken. Ecclesiastes 4:12	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. relationships friendship strength