A Song
of degrees
for Solomon.
Except the LORD
build
the house,
they labour
in vain
that build
it: except the LORD
keep
the city,
the watchman
waketh
but in vain.
Salōmōn
Σαλωμων
salōmōn
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.
Lo, children
are an heritage
of the LORD:
and the fruit
of the womb
is his reward.
As arrows
are in the hand
of a mighty man;
so are children
of the youth.
Happy
is the man
that hath his quiver
full
of them: they shall not be ashamed,
but they shall speak
with the enemies
in the gate.
