Ecclesiastes 4:7 ASV

⁵  The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

⁶  Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind.

⁷  Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun.

⁸  There is one that is alone, and he hath not a second; yea, he hath neither son nor brother; yet is there no end of all his labor, neither are his eyes satisfied with riches. For whom then, 'saith he', do I labor, and deprive my soul of good? This also is vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

⁹  Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.