Ecclesiastes 4:12 (WEB)
If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
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““Two,” we read, “are better than one.…for if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow.…a three fold cord is not quickly broken, and a brother that helps his brother shall be exalted.”” — editor's note: Eccl. iv. 9–12. The last clause is Jerome’s own.
Read the whole comment“Charity is the mother of all virtues, and the apostle’s words about faith, hope and charity are like that threefold cord which is not quickly broken.” — editor's note: Eccl. iv. 12.
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