The Amal, in perek 4, talks about how to is better than one. If the first person falls, the other can be pick him up. Working as a pair also eliminates competition, and you have someone to take your toil after yo die. This sounds satisfying. To have a better life, and get rid of injustice, working as a pair is the way to go.
The Amal then continues and states, that two is good, but even better is three, and even better than three is a king. A king has power and toil, and can therefor easily get rid of injustice. Even though we can't all be king, and therefore have the ability to get rid of injustice, it is still a some what satisfying philosophy. The Amal then concludes by saying, that a great king can't hold onto his power forever, and therefore everything is pointless.
It's true that a king can't hold onto his power,and therefore cannot end injustice, but that was not the goal of the Amal in the beginning of the perek. When the Amal responds to Nehene, he says that if man can't make an IMPACT in the world, then he rather not have even been born. His goal was not to end injustice, it was to make an impact. Not only was making an impact his goal, but he also found a solution. Two is better than one, and even better is three.
A better conclusion to this philosophy would be, that a king can't make an impact because his power isn't stable, so maybe we should just stick to being with a pair or small group. Why would you conclude with everything is pointless, if you already found a solution? Not everything needs to be taken to the extreme.
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