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15 lines
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# Chapter 127
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1 Unless the Lord builds a house,
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its builders labor over it in vain;
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unless the Lord watches over a city,
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the watchman stays alert in vain.
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2 In vain you get up early and stay up late,
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working hard to have enough food—
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yes, he gives sleep to the one he loves.
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3 Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord,
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offspring, a reward.
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4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
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are the sons born in one’s youth.
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5 Happy is the man who has filled his quiver with them.
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They will never be put to shame
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when they speak with their enemies at the city gate. |