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| 127:1 | [A song of degrees for Solomon.] Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vaine that build it: except the Lord keepe the citie, the watchman waketh but in vaine. |
| 127:2 | It is vaine for you to rise vp early, to sit vp late, to eate the bread of sorrowes: for so hee giueth his beloued sleepe. |
| 127:3 | Loe, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the wombe is his reward. |
| 127:4 | As arrowes are in the hand of a mightie man: so are children of the youth. |
| 127:5 | Happie is the man that hath his quiuer full of them, they shall not be ashamed: but they shall speake with the enemies in the gate. |
| 127:1 | If GOD wyll not buylde the house, they labour in vayne that buylde it: if God kepe not the citie, the watchman waketh in vayne |
| 127:2 | Is it is a vayne thing for you that ye make haste to ryse vp early, that ye make delayes to take rest, eatyng the bread of sorowes: euen so he geueth sleepe to his welbeloued |
| 127:3 | Beholde, chyldren be the inheritage of God: and the fruite of the wombe is a rewarde |
| 127:4 | Like as arrowes be in the hande of the strong: euen so are the chyldren of youth |
| 127:5 | Happy is the man that hath filled his quiuer with them: they shall not be ashamed when they speake with their enemies in the gate |
| 127:1 | A song of degrees, or Psalme of Salomon. Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vaine that build it: except the Lord keepe the citie, the keeper watcheth in vaine. |
| 127:2 | It is in vaine for you to rise earely, and to lie downe late, and eate the bread of sorow: but he wil surely giue rest to his beloued. |
| 127:3 | Beholde, children are the inheritance of the Lord, and the fruite of the wombe his rewarde. |
| 127:4 | As are the arrowes in the hand of ye strong man: so are the children of youth. |
| 127:5 | Blessed is the man, that hath his quiuer full of them: for they shall not be ashamed, when they speake with their enemies in the gate. |
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