Ecclesiastes 4

Ecclesiastes 4

- MSG v4 Then I observed all the work and ambition motivated by envy. What a waste! Smoke. And spitting into the wind.

- MSG v6 One handful of peaceful repose
Is better than two fistfuls of worried work—

- MSG v7-8 I turned my head and saw yet another wisp of smoke on its way to nothingness: a solitary person, completely alone—no children, no family, no friends—yet working obsessively late into the night, compulsively greedy for more and more, never bothering to ask, "Why am I working like a dog, never having any fun? And who cares?" More smoke. A bad business.

- MSG v9-10 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!