¹Palveteekonna laul Saalomonilt. Kui Issand ei ehita koda, tühja vaeva näevad siis ehitajad temaga. Kui Issand ei hoia linna, siis valvab valvur ilmaaegu.

¹Unless Yahweh builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.

²Ilmaaegu te tõusete vara üles, istute hilja ülal ning sööte leiba raske vaevaga. Nii see on: Issand annab oma armsatele unes!

²It 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.

³Vaata, lapsed on pärisosa Issandalt, ihusugu on tasu temalt.

³Behold, children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward.

⁴Otsekui nooled sangari käes, nõnda on noorpõlve pojad.

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

⁵Õnnis on mees, kes oma nooletupe nendega on täitnud. Ei jää nad häbisse, kui nad vaenlastega kõnelevad väravas.

⁵Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. They won’t be disappointed when they speak with their enemies in the gate.