1
Except the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; except the Lord keeps the city, the watchman wakes but in vain. ⓐ
2
It is vain for you to rise up early, to take rest late, to eat the bread of [anxious] toil — for He gives [blessings] to His beloved in sleep.
3
Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. ⓑ
4
As arrows are in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth.
5
Happy, blessed, and fortunate is the man whose quiver is filled with them! They will not be put to shame when they speak with their adversaries [in gatherings] at the [city’s] gate.
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1
Except the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; except the Lord keeps the city, the watchman wakes but in vain. ⓐ
2
It is vain for you to rise up early, to take rest late, to eat the bread of [anxious] toil — for He gives [blessings] to His beloved in sleep.
3
Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. ⓑ
4
As arrows are in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth.
5
Happy, blessed, and fortunate is the man whose quiver is filled with them! They will not be put to shame when they speak with their adversaries [in gatherings] at the [city’s] gate.
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