And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd if a man prevail against him that is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
And if the one strengthen himself, the two stand against him; and the threefold cord is not hastily broken.
And if a [man] overpower the one, the two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentEcclesiastes — Qohelet the Preacher — ''vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'' The book's relentless examination of life under the sun, resolving not in despair but in ''fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.''
- Author
- Traditional: Solomon (''son of David, king in Jerusalem''). Critical: a later Qohelet figure writing in Solomonic persona. §7.9 surfaces; Pastor Marc's drawer carries the position.
- Date
- Solomonic reading: c. 940 BC. Critical reading: Persian or early Hellenistic period (5th–3rd century BC).