קהלת פרק ד:ט-י
(ט) טוֹבִים הַשְּׁנַיִם מִן הָאֶחָד אֲשֶׁר יֵשׁ לָהֶם שָׂכָר טוֹב בַּעֲמָלָם:
(י) כִּי אִם יִפֹּלוּ הָאֶחָד יָקִים אֶת חֲבֵרוֹ וְאִילוֹ הָאֶחָד שֶׁיִּפּוֹל וְאֵין שֵׁנִי לַהֲקִימוֹ:
Two are better off than one, in that they have greater benefit from their earnings. For should they fall, one can raise the other; but woe betide one who is alone and falls with no companion to raise them! [JPS translation. Edited for gender neutrality]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. In what ways are two people better than one?
2. Who are our companions? For whom can we be companions?
3. How is this text a model for service and policy in a globalized world?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)