1 U nless Jehovah build the house, in vain do its builders labour in it; unless Jehovah keep the city, the keeper watcheth in vain:

2 I t is vain for you to rise up early, to lie down late, to eat the bread of sorrows: so to his beloved one he giveth sleep.

3 L o, children are an inheritance from Jehovah, the fruit of the womb a reward.

4 A s arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.

5 H appy is the man that hath filled his quiver with them. They shall not be ashamed when they speak with enemies in the gate.