ASV(i)
1 A Song of Ascents; of Solomon.
Except Jehovah build the house,
They labor in vain that build it:
Except Jehovah keep the city,
The watchman waketh but in vain. 2 It is vain for you to rise up early,
To take rest late,
To eat the bread of toil;
[For] so he giveth unto his beloved sleep. 3 Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah;
[And] the fruit of the womb is [his] reward. 4 As arrows in the hand of a mighty man,
So are the children of youth. 5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them:
They shall not be put to shame,
When they speak with their enemies in the gate.
Except Jehovah build the house,
They labor in vain that build it:
Except Jehovah keep the city,
The watchman waketh but in vain. 2 It is vain for you to rise up early,
To take rest late,
To eat the bread of toil;
[For] so he giveth unto his beloved sleep. 3 Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah;
[And] the fruit of the womb is [his] reward. 4 As arrows in the hand of a mighty man,
So are the children of youth. 5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them:
They shall not be put to shame,
When they speak with their enemies in the gate.