1 If the Lord doesn’t build the house,the builders are working for nothing.If the Lord doesn’t guard the city,the guards are watching for nothing.
2 It is no use for you to get up earlyand stay up late,working for a living.The Lord gives sleep to those he loves.
3 Children are a gift from the Lord;babies are a reward.
4 Children who are born to a young manare like arrows in the hand of a warrior.
5 Happy is the manwho has his bag full of arrows.They will not be defeatedwhen they fight their enemies at the city gate.