Ecclesiastes 4:5-9

⁵The fool folds his hands together, and eats his own flesh.

⁶Better is a handful of rest than two handfuls of trouble and waywardness of spirit.

⁷So I returned, and saw vanity under the sun.

⁸There is one alone, and there is not a second; yes, he has neither son nor brother: yet there is no end to all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with wealth; and for whom do I labour, and deprive my soul of good? this is also vanity, and an evil trouble.

⁹Two are better than one, seeing they have a good reward for their labour.