1 [A Song of degrees. Of Solomon.] Unless Jehovah build the house, in vain do its builders labour in it; unless Jehovah keep the city, the keeper watcheth in vain:

2 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.

3 Lo, children are an inheritance from Jehovah, {and} the fruit of the womb a reward.

4 As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of youth.

5 Happy is the man that hath filled his quiver with them. They shall not be ashamed when they speak with enemies in the gate.

1 如果不是耶和华建造房屋， 建造的人就徒然劳苦； 如果不是耶和华看守城池， 看守的人就徒然警醒。（本节在《马索拉抄本》包括细字标题）

2 你们清早起来， 很晚才歇息， 吃劳碌得来的饭， 都是徒然； 因为主必使他所爱的安睡。

3 儿女是耶和华所赐的产业， 腹中的胎儿是他的赏赐。

4 年轻时所生的儿女， 好像勇士手中的箭。

5 箭袋装满了箭的人是有福的， 他们在城门口和仇敌说话的时候， 必不至于羞愧。