5. Some people say, “It is foolish to fold your hands and do nothing. If you don’t work, you will starve to death.”
6. Maybe that is true. But I say it is better to be satisfied with the few things you have than to always be struggling to get more.
7. Again I saw something else that didn’t make sense:
8. I saw a man who has no family, not a son or even a brother. But he continues to work very hard. He is never satisfied with what he has. And he works so hard that he never stops and asks himself, “Why am I working so hard? Why don’t I let myself enjoy my life?” This is also a very bad and senseless thing.
9. Two people are better than one. When two people work together, they get more work done.
10. If one person falls, the other person can reach out to help. But those who are alone when they fall have no one to help them.
11. If two people sleep together, they will be warm. But a person sleeping alone will not be warm.
12. An enemy might be able to defeat one person, but two people can stand back-to-back to defend each other. And three people are even stronger. They are like a rope that has three parts wrapped together—it is very hard to break.
13. A young leader who is poor but wise is better than a king who is old but foolish. That old king does not listen to warnings.
14. Maybe the young ruler was born a poor man in the kingdom. And maybe he came from prison to rule the country.
15. But I have watched people in this life, and I know this: People will follow that young man. He will become the new king.
16. Many people will follow this young man. But later, those same people will not like him. This is also senseless. It is like trying to catch the wind.