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


In Context

6 Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.

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?

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:9It is better therefore that two should be together, than one: for they have the advantage of their society:

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.