<A Song <H7892> of degrees <H4609> for Solomon.> <H8010> Except the LORD <H3068> build <H1129> the house, <H1004> they labour <H5998> in vain <H7723> that build <H1129> it: except the LORD <H3068> keep <H8104> the city, <H5892> the watchman <H8104> waketh <H8245> [but] in vain. <H7723>
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[It is] vain <H7723> for you to rise up <H6965> early, <H7925> to sit up <H3427> late, <H0309> to eat <H0398> the bread <H3899> of sorrows: <H6089> [for] so he giveth <H5414> his beloved <H3039> sleep. <H8142>
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Lo, children <H1121> [are] an heritage <H5159> of the LORD: <H3068> [and] the fruit <H6529> of the womb <H0990> [is his] reward. <H7939>
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As arrows <H2671> [are] in the hand <H3027> of a mighty man; <H1368> so [are] children <H1121> of the youth. <H5271>
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Happy <H0835> [is] the man <H1397> that hath his quiver <H0827> full <H4390> of them: they shall not be ashamed, <H0954> but they shall speak <H1696> with the enemies <H0341> in the gate. <H8179>