10If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!


In Context

7 Again I saw something meaningless under the sun:

8 There was a man all alone; he had neither son nor brother. There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth. "For whom am I toiling," he asked, "and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?" This too is meaningless- a miserable business!

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

10 If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!

11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?

12 Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

Ecclesiastes 4:10 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:10For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him [that is] alone when he falleth; for [he hath] not another to help him up.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:10If 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:10For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him that is alone when he falleth, and hath not another to lift him up.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:10For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him that is alone when he falleth, and who hath not another to lift him up!

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:10For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth, and hath not another to lift him up.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:10For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him to rise.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:10For 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:10For if they fall, the one raiseth up his companion, but woe to the one who falleth and there is not a second to raise him up!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:10For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falls; for he has not another to help him up.