9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his partner; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and does not have another to lift him up.11 Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one be warm [alone]?12 And if a man prevails against him who is alone, two will withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.