| International Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor uselessly. Unless the LORD guards the city, its security forces keep watch uselessly. | 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 keeps awake in vain. |
| 2It is useless to get up early and to stay up late, eating the food of exhausting labor— truly he gives sleep to those he loves. | 2It is vain for you to rise up early, To retire late, To eat the bread of painful labors; For He gives to His beloved even in his sleep. |
| 3Children are a gift from the LORD; a productive womb, the LORD's reward. | 3Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward. |
| 4As arrows in the hand of a warrior, so also are children born during one's youth. | 4Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one's youth. |
| 5How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them! He will not be ashamed as they confront their enemies at the city gate. | 5How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them; They will not be ashamed When they speak with their enemies in the gate. |
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