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Ecclesiastes 4:9 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their work.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
World English Bible (WEB)
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
The two `are' better than the one, in that they have a good reward by their labour.
| Two | טוֹבִ֥ים | ṭôbîm | toh-VEEM |
| are better | הַשְּׁנַ֖יִם | haššĕnayim | ha-sheh-NA-yeem |
| than | מִן | min | meen |
| one; | הָאֶחָ֑ד | hāʾeḥād | ha-eh-HAHD |
| because | אֲשֶׁ֧ר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| have they | יֵשׁ | yēš | yaysh |
| a good | לָהֶ֛ם | lāhem | la-HEM |
| reward | שָׂכָ֥ר | śākār | sa-HAHR |
| for their labour. | ט֖וֹב | ṭôb | tove |
| בַּעֲמָלָֽם׃ | baʿămālām | ba-uh-ma-LAHM |