1 Except|strong="H3808" the|strong="H8104" LORD|strong="H3068" build|strong="H1129" the|strong="H8104" house|strong="H1004", they|strong="H3068" labour|strong="H5998" in|strong="H3068" vain|strong="H7723" that|strong="H3068" build|strong="H1129" it|strong="H3808": except|strong="H3808" the|strong="H8104" LORD|strong="H3068" keep|strong="H8104" the|strong="H8104" city|strong="H5892", the|strong="H8104" watchman|strong="H8104" waketh|strong="H8245" but|strong="H3808" in|strong="H3068" vain|strong="H7723".
2 It|strong="H5414" is|strong="H3651" vain|strong="H7723" for|strong="H3427" you|strong="H5414" that|strong="H3651" ye|strong="H5414" rise|strong="H6965" up|strong="H6965" early|strong="H7925", and|strong="H6965" so|strong="H3651" late take|strong="H5414" rest, and|strong="H6965" eat|strong="H3899" the|strong="H5414" bread|strong="H3899" of|strong="H3427" toil: for so|strong="H3651" he|strong="H3651" giveth|strong="H5414" unto|strong="H5414" his|strong="H5414" beloved|strong="H3039" sleep|strong="H8142".
3 Lo|strong="H2009", children|strong="H1121" are|strong="H1121" an|strong="H3068" heritage|strong="H5159" of|strong="H1121" the|strong="H3068" LORD|strong="H3068": and the|strong="H3068" fruit|strong="H6529" of|strong="H1121" the|strong="H3068" womb is|strong="H3068" his reward|strong="H7939".
4 As|strong="H3651" arrows|strong="H2671" in|strong="H1121" the|strong="H3027" hand|strong="H3027" of|strong="H1121" a|strong="H3068" mighty|strong="H1368" man|strong="H1368", so|strong="H3651" are|strong="H1121" the|strong="H3027" children|strong="H1121" of|strong="H1121" youth|strong="H5271".
5 Happy is|strong="H1696" the|strong="H3588" man|strong="H1397" that|strong="H3588" hath|strong="H3588" his|strong="H3588" quiver full|strong="H4390" of|strong="H8179" them|strong="H1992": they|strong="H1992" shall|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" be|strong="H3808" ashamed, when|strong="H3588" they|strong="H1992" speak|strong="H1696" with|strong="H4390" their|strong="H1992" enemies in|strong="H1696" the|strong="H3588" gate|strong="H8179".