1
Unless * the
LORD builds the
house, They
labor in
vain who
build it;
Unless * the
LORD guards the
city, The
watchman keeps awake in
vain.
h,n.bIy -a{l h'wh.y -mia h{m{l.vil tw{l][;M;h ryiv ? h'wh.y -mia w{B wy'nw{b .Wl.m'[ a.w'v tIy;b ? remw{v d;q'v a.w'v ryi[ -r'm.vIy -a{l
2
It is
vain for you to
rise up
early, To
retire late, To
eat the
bread of
painful labors; For He
gives to His
beloved even in his
sleep.
yel.k{a t,b,v -yer]x;a.m ~.Wq yemyiK.v;m ~,k'l a.w'v ? a'nev w{dyidyil !eTIy !eK ~yib'c]['h ~,x,l
3
Behold,
children are a
gift of the
LORD, The
fruit of the
womb is a
reward.
!,j'B;h yir.P r'k'f ~yin'B h'wh.y t;l]x;n heNih
4
Like
arrows in the
hand of a
warrior,
So are the
children of one's
youth.
~yir.W[.N;h yen.B !eK rw{BiG -d;y.B ~yiCix.K
5
How
blessed is the
man whose quiver is
full of them; They will not be
ashamed When they
speak with their
enemies in the
gate.
~,hem w{t'P.v;a -t,a aeLim r,v]a r,b,G;h yer.v;a ? r;['V;B ~yib.yw{a -t,a .Wr.B;d.y -yiK .Wv{bey -a{l