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|There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.  

|There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.  

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|There is one alone, with no second. He has neither child nor brother. There is no end to his labor. His eyes are not satisfied with riches, and he does not ask for whom he is laboring, for whom is he denying himself pleasure? This is also vanity, it is a sore and trying ordeal.

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|Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.  

|Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.  

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|Two are better than one, they have a better reward for their labor.

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|For 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.  

|For 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.

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|If one falls his partner can lift him up. If one sets out alone it is great trouble to fall, and have no one there to pick you up.

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|Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?  

|Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?  

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|If two lie together then they will be warm in their bed, but how can you be warm alone?

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|And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.  

|And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.  

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|If a man can defeat him two will be able to stand against this man. A rope of many chords is not quickly broken.

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|Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.  

|Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.  

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|A poor and wise child is better than and old and foolish king who will no longer be admonished.

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|For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.  

|For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.  

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|Out of prison he comes to reign, and those who are born in his kingdom will become poor.

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|I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead.  

|I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead.  

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|I think of all those living on earth, which the second child who shall stand up to take the kings place.

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|we were drifting a bit far so I reanchored.

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|There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.  

|There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.  

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|The people stretch on endlessly, Both after and before him. Those who come after will not rejoice in him. Surely this too is vanity and vexation of the spirit.

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