Gewilde Bybelverse vanaf Ecclesiastes 4

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It’s better to have a partner than go it alone. Share the work, share the wealth. And if one falls down, the other helps, But if there’s no one to help, tough!

By yourself you’re unprotected. With a friend you can face the worst. Can you round up a third? A three-stranded rope isn’t easily snapped. * * *

Two in a bed warm each other. Alone, you shiver all night.

One handful of peaceful repose Is better than two fistfuls of worried work— More spitting into the wind.

Then I observed all the work and ambition motivated by envy. What a waste! Smoke. And spitting into the wind.

A poor child with some wisdom is better off than an old but foolish king who doesn’t know which end is up. I saw a youth just like this start with nothing and go from rags to riches, and I saw everyone rally to the rule of this young successor to the king. Even so, the excitement died quickly, the throngs of people soon lost interest. Can’t you see it’s only smoke? And spitting into the wind?