| New Living Translation | New Living Translation |
| 1Unless the LORD builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the LORD protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good. | 1Unless the LORD builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the LORD protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good. |
| 2It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones. | 2It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones. |
| 3Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him. | 3Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him. |
| 4Children born to a young man are like arrows in a warrior’s hands. | 4Children born to a young man are like arrows in a warrior’s hands. |
| 5How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them! He will not be put to shame when he confronts his accusers at the city gates. | 5How joyful is the man whose quiver is full of them! He will not be put to shame when he confronts his accusers at the city gates. |
| Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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