Ecclesiastes 4:12
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12By yourself you’re unprotected.
With a friend you can face the worst.
Can you round up a third?
A three-stranded rope isn’t easily snapped.
Copyright 2005 Eugene H. Peterson.
In other versions
ESVEnglish Standard Version
And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
And if someone overpowers one person, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not easily broken.
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NLTNew Living Translation
A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Although an assailant may overpower one person, two may withstand him. A threefold cord is not easily broken!
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
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