Ecclesiastes 4:10 meaning and explanation

For if one falls down, his companion can lift him up; but pity the one who falls without another to help him up!

Ecclesiastes 4:10, Berean Standard Bible

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The Teacher, the wisdom writer of Ecclesiastes, has just described a man toiling alone with no son or brother to share his wealth. Here he turns to the plain good of companionship, using the picture of a traveler who stumbles on a rough path and is pulled up by a friend.

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