6. "A handful with rest is better than both hands filled with labors and with affliction of the soul."
7. While considering this, I also discovered another vanity under the sun.
8. He is one, and he does not have a second: no son, no brother. And yet he does not cease to labor, nor are his eyes satisfied with wealth, nor does he reflect, saying: "For whom do I labor and cheat my soul of good things?" In this, too, is emptiness and a most burdensome affliction.
9. Therefore, it is better for two to be together, than for one to be alone. For they have the advantage of their companionship.
10. If one falls, he shall be supported by the other. Woe to one who is alone. For when he falls, he has no one to lift him up.