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Psalm 127:2

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2It is in vain that you rise up early,

That you sit out late,

O you who aeat the bread of 1painful labors;

For in this manner, He gives bsleep to His cbeloved.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit toils

Cross references

  1. aGen 3:17, 19
  2. bJob 11:18, 19; Prov 3:24; Eccl 5:12
  3. cPs 60:5

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

It is in vain that you rise up early

and go late to rest,

eating the bread of anxious toil;

for he gives to his beloved sleep.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In vain you rise early

and stay up late,

toiling for food to eat—

for he grants sleep to those he loves.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In vain you get up early and stay up late,

working hard to have enough food—

yes, he gives sleep to the one he loves.

NLTNew Living Translation

It is useless for you to work so hard

from early morning until late at night,

anxiously working for food to eat;

for God gives rest to his loved ones.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

It is in vain for you who rise early and sit late,

eating the bread of anxious toil,

when thus he provides for his beloved in his sleep.

KJV 1900King James Version

It 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.