Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
The covetous man is a slave to his own appetite, laboring night and day with no one to feed but himself, yet his eye is never satisfied with riches. He has enough for his back and belly and calling, but not for his eyes; he counts his money and will not spend it, bereaving himself of all comfort in what he grasps.
AI summary
Commenting on Ecclesiastes 4:7-12
Two are better than one because man was made for society, not solitude. In conversation with a friend or in religious fellowship, two labor together and share a good reward: the presence of Christ, mutual counsel and comfort, and the pleasure of instruction that each gives the other.
AI summary
Two--opposed to "one" (Ecc 4:8). Ties of union, marriage, friendship, religious communion, are better than the selfish solitariness of the miser (Gen 2:18). reward--Advantage accrues from their efforts being conjoined. The Talmud says, "A man without a companion is like a left hand without the right.