Ecc 4:12 | NETfull | STEP | Although an assailant may overpower one person, two can withstand him. Moreover, a three-stranded cord is not quickly broken.

Ecclesiastes 4:12

12 Although an assailant may overpower ^{▼▼ The verbal root תקף means “to overpower; to prevail over” e.g., Job 14:20; 15:24; Eccl 4:12; 6:10 (HALOT 1786 s.v. תקף).} one person,
two can withstand him.
Moreover, a three-stranded cord is not quickly broken.