Third Millennium Bible TMB
GOD'S WORD Translation GW
1 <<A song of degrees for Solomon.>> Except the LORD build the house, they labor in vain that build it. Except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
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If the LORD does not build the house, it is useless for the builders to work on it. If the LORD does not protect a city, it is useless for the guard to stay alert.
2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows; for so He giveth His beloved sleep.
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It is useless to work hard for the food you eat by getting up early and going to bed late. The LORD gives [food] to those he loves while they sleep.
3 Lo, children are a heritage of the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
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Children are an inheritance from the LORD. They are a reward from him.
4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of the youth.
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The children born to a man when he is young are like arrows in the hand of a warrior.
5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them; they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies at the gate.
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Blessed is the man who has filled his quiver with them. He will not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the city gate.
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