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Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in English

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Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in American Standard Version (1901)

11 Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one be warm alone?
12 And if a man prevail against him that is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Ecclesiastes 4 in American Standard Version (1901)

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

11 Also if two should lie together, they also get heat: but how shall one be warmed alone?
12 And if one should prevail against him, the two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord shall not be quickly broken.
Ecclesiastes 4 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in King James Version + Apocrypha

11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?
12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Ecclesiastes 4 in King James Version + Apocrypha

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in King James (Authorized) Version

11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?
12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Ecclesiastes 4 in King James (Authorized) Version

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

11 Also if two should lie together, they also get heat: but how shall one be warmed alone?
12 And if one should prevail against him, the two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord shall not be quickly broken.
Ecclesiastes 4 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

ECCLESIASTES 4:11-12 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

11 Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth: but how can one be warm alone?
12 And if a man prevail against him that is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
ECCLESIASTES 4 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in Translation for Translators

11 Similarly, if two people sleep together, they can keep each other warm. But someone who sleeps alone will certainly not RHQ be warm.
12 Someone who is alone can easily be attacked and defeated by another person, but two people can help each other and â—„resist/defend themselves againstâ–º someone who attacks them. Three people can defend themselves even more easily, like a rope that is made from three cords is harder to break than a rope made from two cords.
Ecclesiastes 4 in Translation for Translators

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

11 Also if two should lie together, they also get heat: but how shall one be warmed alone?
12 And if one should prevail against him, the two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord shall not be quickly broken.
Ecclesiastes 4 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

11 Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one keep warm alone?
12 If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Ecclesiastes 4 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in World English Bible (Catholic)

11 Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one keep warm alone?
12 If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Ecclesiastes 4 in World English Bible (Catholic)

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

11 Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one keep warm alone?
12 If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Ecclesiastes 4 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in Bible in Basic English

11 So again, if two are sleeping together they are warm, but how may one be warm by himself?
12 And two attacked by one would be safe, and three cords twisted together are not quickly broken.
Ecclesiastes 4 in Bible in Basic English

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in Darby Translation

11 Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one alone be warm?
12 And if a man overpower the one, the two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Ecclesiastes 4 in Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in Douay-Rheims 1899

11 And if two lie together, they shall warm one another: how shall one alone be warmed?
12 And if a man prevail against one, two shall withstand him: a threefold cord is not easily broken.
Ecclesiastes 4 in Douay-Rheims 1899

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in Free Bible Version

11 In the same way, if two people lie down together, they keep each other warm, but you can't keep yourself warm if you're alone.
12 Someone fighting against one other person may win, but not if they are fighting against two. A cord made of three strands can't be torn apart quickly.
Ecclesiastes 4 in Free Bible Version

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in Geneva Bible 1599

11 Also if two sleepe together, then shall they haue heate: but to one how should there be heate?
12 And if one ouercome him, two shall stand against him: and a threefolde coard is not easily broken.
Ecclesiastes 4 in Geneva Bible 1599

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

11 Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one be warm alone?
12 And if a man prevail against him that is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Ecclesiastes 4 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?
12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Ecclesiastes 4 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

11 Also, if two lie together, then will they become warm; but how can one person alone become warm?
12 And if a man could overpower him, the single one, two would stand up against him: and a threefold cord cannot quickly be torn asunder.
Ecclesiastes 4 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

11 Also if two should lie together, they also get heat: But how shall one be warmed alone?
12 And if one should prevail against him, The two shall withstand him; And a threefold cord shall not be quickly broken.
Ecclesiastes 4 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 don't exist in Nyangumarta English Bible.

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in George Noyes Bible

11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat; but how can one be warm alone?
12 And if an enemy prevail against one, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Ecclesiastes 4 in George Noyes Bible

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in Unlocked Literal Bible

11 If two lie down together, they can be warm, but how can one be warm alone?
12 One man alone can be overpowered, but two can withstand an attack, and a three-strand rope is not quickly broken.
Ecclesiastes 4 in Unlocked Literal Bible

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in World English Bible

11 Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one keep warm alone?
12 If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Ecclesiastes 4 in World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in World English Bible British Edition

11 Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one keep warm alone?
12 If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Ecclesiastes 4 in World English Bible British Edition

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in Noah Webster Bible

11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone ?
12 And if one prevaileth against him, two shall withstand him; and a three-fold cord is not quickly broken.
Ecclesiastes 4 in Noah Webster Bible

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in World Messianic Bible

11 Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one keep warm alone?
12 If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Ecclesiastes 4 in World Messianic Bible

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

11 Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one keep warm alone?
12 If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
Ecclesiastes 4 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

11 And if twain sleep together, they shall be nourished together; how shall one be made hot?
12 And if any man hath the mastery against one, twain or two against-stand him; a threefold cord is broken of hard.

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling (Enhanced)

11 And if twain sleep together, they shall be nourished together; (but) how shall one be made hot?
12 And if any man hath the mastery against one, twain against-stand him; a threefold cord is broken of hard (or a threefold cord is much harder to break).

Ecclesiastes 4:11-12 in Young's Literal Translation

11 Also, if two lie down, then they have heat, but how hath one heat?
12 And if the one strengthen himself, the two stand against him; and the threefold cord is not hastily broken.