A song of the ascents: of Solomon.{HR}If Jehovah build not a house,{HR}In vain toil its builders in it;{HR}If Jehovah keep not a city,{HR}In vain watcheth a keeper.
[It is] in vain for you rising up early,{HR}Sitting up late,{HR}Eating bread of [the] sorrows:{HR}So he giveth unto his beloved sleep.
Behold, children (sons) [are] an inheritance from Jehovah,{HR}The womb’s fruit a reward.
As arrows in a mighty man’s hand,{HR}So [are] sons of (the) youth.
Blessed [is] the man{HR}Who hath filled his quiver with them:{HR}They shall not be ashamed{HR}When they speak with enemies in the gate.