The Preacher observes the tears of the oppressed with no one to comfort them, and the emptiness of toil driven by envy of a neighbor. He commends companionship over solitary striving (“two are better than one,” for they help each other, and “a threefold cord is not quickly broken”) and notes the fleeting nature of popularity, as even a poor but wise youth may replace an old and foolish king only to be forgotten in turn.
Ecclesiastes study chapter
Ecclesiastes 4
c. 935 BCThe vanity of oppression, envious toil, and isolation; “two are better than one.”
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