Psalms 127:1 (ASV)
Except Jehovah build the house, They labor in vain that build it: Except Jehovah keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain.

Psalms 127:2 (ASV)
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.

Psalms 127:3 (ASV)
Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; `And' the fruit of the womb is `his' reward.

Psalms 127:4 (ASV)
As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, So are the children of youth.

Psalms 127:5 (ASV)
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.
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