Verse 12
Ecclesiastes 4:12
American Standard Version
12
And if a man prevail against him that is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אִֽם יִתְקְפ/וֹ֙ הָ/אֶחָ֔ד הַ/שְּׁנַ֖יִם יַעַמְד֣וּ נֶגְדּ֑/וֹ וְ/הַ/חוּט֙ הַֽ/מְשֻׁלָּ֔שׁ לֹ֥א בִ/מְהֵרָ֖ה יִנָּתֵֽק
English Translation
And if one of the two should prevail, the other shall stand opposite him, and the threefold cord will not be quickly broken.
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