Prosperity Comes from the Lord.
1 Unless the Lord builds a house,
They who build it labor in vain;
Unless the Lord guards a city,
The watchman stays awake in vain.
2 It is futile for you to rise up early,
To 127:2 Lit sit latestay up late,
To eat the bread of painful labor;
This is how He gives to His beloved sleep.
3 Behold, children are a 127:3 Or heritagegift of the Lord,
The fruit of the womb is a reward.