| New King James Version | New Living Translation |
| 1A 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 stays awake in vain. | 1Unless the LORD builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the LORD protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good. |
| 2It is vain for you to rise up early, To sit up late, To eat the bread of sorrows; For so He gives His beloved sleep. | 2It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones. |
| 3Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward. | 3Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him. |
| 4Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one’s youth. | 4Children born to a young man are like arrows in a warrior’s hands. |
| 5Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; They shall not be ashamed, But shall speak with their enemies in the gate. | 5How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them! He will not be put to shame when he confronts his accusers at the city gates. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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