Verse (Click for Chapter) New King James Version It 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. King James Bible It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. American Standard Version 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. Berean Study Bible In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat—for He gives sleep to His beloved. Douay-Rheims Bible It is vain for you to rise before light, rise ye after you have sitten, you that eat the bread of sorrow. When he shall give sleep to his beloved, English Revised Version It is vain for you that ye rise up early, and so late take rest, and eat the bread of toil: for so he giveth unto his beloved sleep. 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. Young's Literal Translation Vain for you who are rising early, Who delay sitting, eating the bread of griefs, So He giveth to His beloved one sleep. Psalm 127:2 Additional Translations ... Links Psalm 127:2 NIVPsalm 127:2 NLT Psalm 127:2 ESV Psalm 127:2 NASB Psalm 127:2 NKJV Psalm 127:2 KJV |