127:1 Except Jehovah build the house, They labor in vain that build it: Except Jehovah keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain.
127:1 {A Song of Ascents, of Solomon.} Unless the LORD builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the LORD guards the city, The watchman keeps awake in vain.

127:2 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.
127:2 It is vain for you to rise up early, To retire late, To eat the bread of painful labors; For He gives to His beloved [even in his] sleep.

127:3 Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; (And) the fruit of the womb is (his) reward.
127:3 Behold, children are a gift of the LORD; The fruit of the womb is a reward.

127:4 As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, So are the children of youth.
127:4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one's youth.

127:5 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.
127:5 How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them; They shall not be ashamed, When they speak with their enemies in the gate.