​¹Unless the LORD builds the house,
those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the LORD guards the city,
the guard keeps watch in vain.
²It is in vain that you rise up early
and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious toil;
for he gives sleep to his beloved.
³Sons are indeed a heritage from the LORD,
the fruit of the womb a reward.
⁴Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
are the sons of one’s youth.
⁵Happy is the man who has
his quiver full of them.
He shall not be put to shame
when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.