1. Oppression and toil are meaningless (1-8)

The Teacher saw both the oppression and toil under the sun. The oppressed had no one to comfort them. Toil brings no comfort when it comes from our envy of others. People toil in order to have more. People oppress others for similar reasons. We can never be happy when we are always chasing after what others have. Rather, we should toil for the Lord. Only then do we find meaning to our labor.

2.Two are better than one (9-16)

It is better to have companions than to be a loner. When people work together, they are more productive. When one falls, there is another to help them up. Companions can keep each other warm, and two can defend themselves better than one. The Lord did not make people to be loners, but to live and work together in love and faith. Jesus had his Twelve disciples. Paul had many companions along the way. So should we.