Qoheleth Haiku 4:9-12

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⁹Two are better than one,

because they have a good reward for their toil.

¹⁰For if they fall, one will lift up the other;

but woe to one who is alone and falls

and does not have another to help.

¹¹Again, if two lie together, they keep warm;

but how can one keep warm alone?

¹²And though one might prevail against another,

two will withstand one.

A threefold cord is not quickly broken.

 

Wisdom often lies

In stating the obvious

That we often miss

 

Sharing of labor

Offers opportunity

To meet one’s love need

 

No man an island

We are social animals

We need each other

 

Cooperation

Mutual value affirmation

Community life

 

Give to each other

Time energy protection

And bodily warmth

 

©2013, Qoheleth

 

By design or evolution, we must share our lives with each other.