Ecclesiastes 4:7-9

New International Version - UK

⁸ there was a man all alone;
    he had neither son nor brother.
There was no end to his toil,
    yet his eyes were not content with his wealth.
‘For whom am I toiling,’ he asked,
    ‘and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?’
This too is meaningless –
    a miserable business!

⁹ Two are better than one,
    because they have a good return for their labour: