SinaiPsalm 127:2
World English Bible
It is vain for you to rise up early,
to stay up late,
eating the bread of toil,
for he gives sleep to his loved ones.
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Psalm 127:2 in other translations
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.
Psalm 127:2 in context
- 1Unless Yahweh builds the house,
they who build it labor in vain.
Unless Yahweh watches over the city,
the watchman guards it in vain. - 2It is vain for you to rise up early,
to stay up late,
eating the bread of toil,
for he gives sleep to his loved ones. - 3Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh.
The fruit of the womb is his reward. - 4As arrows in the hand of a mighty man,
so are the children of youth.