Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor

Ecclesiastes 4:4-16

Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.

Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.

Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning.

I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed the youth, the king’s successor. There was no end to all the people who were before them. But those who came later were not pleased with the successor. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.

We wear ourselves out with work, trying to outdo one another, never stopping to ask what it's all for.

From this point in the book, the thoughts and observations are more frequently interspersed with advice and teaching, in the proverbial manner adopted by the 'wise'. Wisdom any look foolish in the world's eyes but 'Qoheleth(Ecclesiastes)' clearly still believes in it and intends us to live by it.

Why?

Better is peace and joy than toil and quarrel, so better is the one who with the Lord, instead of chasing in the world.

Two are better than one, for we are family, we may take care of each other. Life is better with joy and may help each other.

Next-generation with the smart ideas have many people follow him, but when later he is getting old, all of these are disappeared. So this is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. 

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錢財能力不能勝過人與人的關係。

錢財不能不代替家人

同伴的重要性

權利地位不能勝過人與人的關係。

關係常常先於是非。神不是不管是非，但是神寧可放下身段，贏得關係，再來要求人明辨是非。如果我們與神沒有正常關係，不會知道是非。如果沒有關係，得理要饒人。與人有正常關係才有機會講道理。沒有關係，有錢財權利又有何用?有神的好的關係是我們要努力的。

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How?

Knowing the Lord is the wisdom to live in this world. All will be passed away, only the work of the Lord may remain in heaven.