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

¹所罗门朝圣之歌（原文作“往上行之歌”）。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）

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.

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。

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

³儿女是耶和华所赐的产业，腹中的胎儿是他的赏赐。

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

⁴年轻时所生的儿女，好像勇士手中的箭。

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.

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。