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What it means

A plain argument for friendship: someone to help you up. Going alone looks free until you fall. Find your partner and be one.

The source

"Two are better than one. If one falls, the other lifts him up." Ecclesiastes said it in Ecclesiastes 4:9-10. Translated from the original Hebrew by Spartan Surfers.

"טוֹבִים הַשְּׁנַיִם מִן־הָאֶחָד"

Original Hebrew, Ecclesiastes 4:9-10. Text read at github.com.

Who said it

The Hebrew Bible (c. 10th–5th century BC). Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Isaiah and the other books of wisdom and courage. Our translations from the Hebrew of the Leningrad Codex, with the King James wording alongside.

Questions

What does "Two are better than one. If one falls, the other lifts him up." mean?
A plain argument for friendship: someone to help you up. Going alone looks free until you fall. Find your partner and be one.
Who said "Two are better than one. If one falls, the other lifts him up."?
Ecclesiastes (c. 10th–5th century BC). Source: Ecclesiastes 4:9-10.
What is the original Hebrew?
טוֹבִים הַשְּׁנַיִם מִן־הָאֶחָד. Translated from the original Hebrew by Spartan Surfers.
Is "Two are better than one. If one falls, the other lifts him up." on a shirt?
Yes. We print it to order on our tees in 6 illustrated looks, from $44, with free US shipping.

Cite this line

"Two are better than one. If one falls, the other lifts him up." (Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/two-are-better-than-one-if-one-falls

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