9It is better therefore that two should be together, than one: for they have the advantage of their society:


In Context

6 Better is a handful with rest, than both hands full with labour, and vexation of mind.

7 Considering I found also another vanity under the sun:

8 There is but one, and he hath not a second, no child, no brother, and yet he ceaseth not to labour, neither are his eyes satisfied with riches, neither doth he reflect, saying: For whom do I labour, and defraud my soul of good things? in this also is vanity, and a grievous vexation.

9 It is better therefore that two should be together, than one: for they have the advantage of their society:

10 If one fall he shall be supported by the other: woe to him that is alone, for when he falleth, he hath none to lift him up.

11 And if two lie together, they shall warm one another: how shall one alone be warmed?

Ecclesiastes 4:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:9Two [are] better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:9Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:9Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:9Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:9Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:9Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:9Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:9The two are better than the one, in that they have a good reward by their labour.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:9Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor.