C. F. Keil and Franz Delitzsch on Ecclesiastes 4:9
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Ecclesiastes4:9
Ecc 4:9 “Better are two together than one, seeing they have a good reward in their labour.” By hashshenaim, the author refers to such a pair; haehhad is one such as is just described. The good reward consists in this, that each one of the two has the pleasant consciousness of doing good to the other by his labour, and especially of being helpful to him. In this latter general sense is grounded the idea of the reward of faithful fellowship:
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