Ecclesiastes Chapter 4 verse 10 Holy Bible
For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him that is alone when he falleth, and hath not another to lift him up.
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And if one has a fall, the other will give him a hand; but unhappy is the man who is by himself, because he has no helper.
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For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him that is alone when he falleth, and who hath not another to lift him up!
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For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
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For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and doesn't have another to lift him up.
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For if they fall, the one raiseth up his companion, but wo to the one who falleth and there is not a second to raise him up!
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 10. - Koheleth illustrates the benefit of association by certain familiar examples. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow. If one or the other fall, the companion will aid him. The idea is that two travelers are making their way over a rough road - an experience that every one must have had in Palestine. Vulgate, Si unus ceciderit. Of course, if both fell at the same time, one could not help the other. Commentators quote Homer, 'Iliad,' 10:220-226, thus rendered by Lord Derby - "Nestor, that heart is mine;I dare alone Enter the hostile camp, so close at hand;Yet were one comrade giv'n me, I should goWith more of comfort, more of confidence.Where two combine, one before other seesThe better course; and ev'n though one aloneThe readiest way discover, yet would beHis judgment slower, his decision less." Woe to him that is alone. The same interjection of sorrow, אִי, occurs in Ecclesiastes 10:16, but elsewhere only in late Hebrew. The verse may be applied to moral falls as well as to stumbling at natural obstacles. Brother helps brother to resist temptation, while many have failed when tried by isolation who would have manfully withstood if they had had the countenance and support of others. "Clear before us through the darknessGleams and burns the guiding light;Brother clasps the hand of brother,Stepping fearless through the night."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(10) Woe.--The word occurs only here and in Ecclesiastes 10:16, but is common in post-Biblical Hebrew.
