¹Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

¹{Pesem stopinj, Salomonova.} Ako GOSPOD ne zida hiše, zaman se trudijo, ki jo zidajo. Ako GOSPOD ne varuje mesta, zaman bedi priden čuvaj.

²It 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.

²Zaman je, da vstajate pred svitom in pozno hodite počivat in jeste kruh mnogega truda: toliko daje Bog ljubljencu svojemu v spanju.

³Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

³Glej, posest GOSPODOVA so otroci, plačilo njegovo sad telesni.

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

⁴Kakor pšice v roki junakovi, tako so otroci mladih let.O, blagor možu, ki je napolnil tul svoj ž njimi! Ne bodo osramočeni, ko govore s sovražniki svojimi med vrati.

⁵Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

⁵O, blagor možu, ki je napolnil tul svoj ž njimi! Ne bodo osramočeni, ko govore s sovražniki svojimi med vrati.