| Chapter 127 |
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Unless Yahweh builds the house, They labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, The watchman guards it in vain. --
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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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Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward. --
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As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, So are the children of youth. --
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Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. They won't be put to shame when they speak with their enemies in the gate. Psalm 128 A Song of Ascents. --
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