| International Standard Version | International Standard Version |
| 1Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor uselessly. Unless the LORD guards the city, its security forces keep watch uselessly. | 1Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor uselessly. Unless the LORD guards the city, its security forces keep watch uselessly. |
| 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 useless to get up early and to stay up late, eating the food of exhausting labor— truly he gives sleep to those he loves. |
| 3Children are a gift from the LORD; a productive womb, the LORD's reward. | 3Children are a gift from the LORD; a productive womb, the LORD's reward. |
| 4As arrows in the hand of a warrior, so also are children born during one's youth. | 4As arrows in the hand of a warrior, so also are children born during 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! He will not be ashamed as they confront their enemies at the city gate. |
The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. | The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. |
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