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Ecclesiastes 4:9

Context
Labor is Beneficial When Its Rewards Are Shared

4:9 Two people are better than one,

because they can reap 1  more benefit 2  from their labor.

Ecclesiastes 7:3

Context

7:3 Sorrow 3  is better than laughter,

because sober reflection 4  is good for the heart. 5 

1 tn Heb “they have.”

2 tn Heb “a good reward.”

3 tn NEB suggests “grief”; NJPS, “vexation.”

4 tn Heb “in sadness of face there is good for the heart.”

5 tn Or possibly “Though the face is sad, the heart may be glad.”



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