Ecclesiastes 4:9

Labor is Beneficial When Its Rewards Are Shared

4:9 Two people are better than one,

because they can reap more benefit from their labor.

Ecclesiastes 6:11

6:11 The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes.

How does that benefit him?

Ecclesiastes 7:19

Wisdom Needed Because No One is Truly Righteous

7:19 Wisdom gives a wise person more protection

than ten rulers in a city.


tn Heb “they have.”

tn Heb “a good reward.”

tn Heb “The more the words, the more the futility.”

tn Or “What benefit does man have [in that]?”

tn Heb “gives strength.”