• Mardoniush [she/her]
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    8 days ago

    It's definitely one of the bleaker parts of the bible. But the solution is later in verse 9

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

    10 For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, For he has no one to help him up.

    11 Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; But how can one be warm alone?

    12 Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

    Bible saying the Union makes us strong.

  • commiewithoutorgans [he/him, comrade/them]
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    8 days ago

    Been convinced for a while that Ecclesiastes a pretty good philosophy book is for the time. At least a super interesting view of the period from someone thinking deeply about the zeitgeist. Definitely not a book of the people, though I have no idea how the average person thought back then