Selah · Bible verse
Psalms 127:2
It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil; for he gives sleep to his loved ones.
In context
1Unless Yahweh builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.
2It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil; for he gives sleep to his loved ones.
3Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.
4As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.
Verses quoted from the World English Bible (public domain).
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日本語 · 詩編 127:2 · 口語訳聖書あなたがたが早く起き、おそく休み、辛苦のかてを食べることは、むなしいことである。主はその愛する者に、眠っている時にも、なくてならぬものを与えられるからである。한국어 · 시편 127:2 · 개역한글너희가 일찍이 일어나고 늦게 누우며 수고의 떡을 먹음이 헛되도다 그러므로 여호와께서 그 사랑하시는 자에게는 잠을 주시는도다Español · Salmos 127:2 · Reina-Valera (1909)Por demás os es el madrugar á levantaros, el veniros tarde á reposar, el comer pan de dolores: pues que á su amado dará Dios el sueño.Português · Salmos 127:2 · Bíblia Livre (2018)Inutilmente levantais de madrugada e descansais tarde, para comerdes o pão de dores; porque assim ele dá sono a quem ele ama.
