8It is one who is by himself, without a second, and without son or brother; but there is no end to all his work, and he has never enough of wealth. For whom, then, am I working and keeping myself from pleasure? This again is to no purpose, and a bitter work.
9Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their work.
10And if one has a fall, the other will give him a hand; but unhappy is the man who is by himself, because he has no helper.
11So again, if two are sleeping together they are warm, but how may one be warm by himself?
12And two attacked by one would be safe, and three cords twisted together are not quickly broken.
13A young man who is poor and wise is better than a king who is old and foolish and will not be guided by the wisdom of others.
14Because out of a prison the young man comes to be king, though by birth he was only a poor man in the kingdom.
