Psalms 127:1-4

¹“A psalm of the steps, or the goings up. By Solomon.” Except the LORD build the house, The builders labor in vain; Except the LORD guard the city, The watchman waketh in vain.

²In vain ye rise up early, and go to rest late, And eat the bread of care! The same giveth he his beloved one in sleep.

³Behold! sons are an inheritance from the LORD, And the fruit of the womb is his gift.

⁴As arrows in the hand of the warrior, So are the sons of young men: