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Psalms 127:2

Rest and sabbathWorry and anxietyExhaustionWork

1 Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.

In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved.

3 Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.

4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth.

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BSB
In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat— for He gives sleep to His beloved.
KJV
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.
WEB
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.
ASV
It is vain for you to rise up early, To take rest late, To eat the bread of toil; [For] so he giveth unto his beloved sleep.
DARBY
It is vain for you to rise up early, to lie down late, to eat the bread of sorrows: so to his beloved one he giveth sleep.
BLB
[It is] vain for you⁺, being early [in] rising, [and] delaying to sit, eating the bread of sorrows; for so He gives sleep to His beloved.
ÅB
Det er forgjeves at dere står tidlig opp, setter dere sent ned, spiser møysommelighets brød; det samme gir han sin venn i søvne.
OTB
Det er forgjeves for dere å stå opp tidlig,
Å sitte oppe sent,
Å spise brødet av møysommelige anstrengelser;
For Han gir sine elskede søvn.
B1930
Det er forgjeves at I står tidlig op, setter eder sent ned, eter møisommelighets brød; det samme gir han sin venn i søvne.

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